We had breakfast in the cafe again then headed to the supermarket to get salads for a picnic. The car was packed and we got on the way to Rhonda. Our lunch stop was in small town with natural springs. The very friendly locals made sure we knew that the water was drinkable as the springs are what sets this town apart from many others in the region. Most of the landscape we drove through was very dry so it was a pleasant surprise when we came into a town with large water fountains 
and lush plants everywhere. We sat at a picnic table next to a bar and ordered coffee. I think the locals were amused by our picnic and impressed that they had Australian visitors. Kevin even managed to get a photo which the Policeman’s motorbike. 
We arrived in Rhonda and managed to find accommodation at a hotel after looking for probably about an hour and a half. It was then defiantly time for drinks which we then followed with a walk along the cliff. Rhonda is an amazing town as it is perched high above the surrounding country side on a cliff. The other notable feature is the Puente Nuevo (new bridge) finished in 1793 
after 40 years of construction. Whilst walking it began to rain, this meant we had to take refuge in the shops much to Damien and Kevin’s disgust. It continued to bucket down which made finding a restaurant for dinner difficult especially since no one thought it would rain in Spain and we therefore didn’t have any umbrellas. We all happily ate a very Spanish meal in a warm restaurant watching the torrents of rain continue.
The next morning we woke and it was still raining.
We visited the internet cafe after breakfast then decided that it would be a good time to visit the bull ring as most of it should be indoors. Rhonda’s bull ring was the first to be built using stone and is one of only a few that still trains horses and matadors. Lyn also told us that it was used in one of Madonna’s film clips. The museum was interesting with its collection of costumes, weaponry and art work revolving around bull fighting. The rain did eventually stop so we managed to get a few photos of Damien and Kevin out in the middle of the arena.
After lunch Lyn was determined to go for a huge walk around the town then down to the base of Puente Nuevo which is about 120m high. We did have a look around town and she did nearly make it all the way down with Damien accompanying her but Kevin and I had more sence and less interest in climbing back up the massive cliff face. Whilst waiting I noticed other people
collecting almonds, so I set about collecting some for us. We had these with drinks in Lyn and Kevin’s hotel room, trying to find easy ways to break open the shells. I’m sure the man at the reception desk came up at one stage to see what all the noise was. We ate at a bar for dinner and sampled some of the ham from the Alijar region that are famous as they only eat chestnuts. The meat did taste very nutty but you couldn’t have too much. We also had some eggplant that was deep fried with honey which was also tasty but sickly. Then it was time for bed before a big driving day.
The next morning we woke and it was still raining.
We visited the internet cafe after breakfast then decided that it would be a good time to visit the bull ring as most of it should be indoors. Rhonda’s bull ring was the first to be built using stone and is one of only a few that still trains horses and matadors. Lyn also told us that it was used in one of Madonna’s film clips. The museum was interesting with its collection of costumes, weaponry and art work revolving around bull fighting. The rain did eventually stop so we managed to get a few photos of Damien and Kevin out in the middle of the arena.After lunch Lyn was determined to go for a huge walk around the town then down to the base of Puente Nuevo which is about 120m high. We did have a look around town and she did nearly make it all the way down with Damien accompanying her but Kevin and I had more sence and less interest in climbing back up the massive cliff face. Whilst waiting I noticed other people
collecting almonds, so I set about collecting some for us. We had these with drinks in Lyn and Kevin’s hotel room, trying to find easy ways to break open the shells. I’m sure the man at the reception desk came up at one stage to see what all the noise was. We ate at a bar for dinner and sampled some of the ham from the Alijar region that are famous as they only eat chestnuts. The meat did taste very nutty but you couldn’t have too much. We also had some eggplant that was deep fried with honey which was also tasty but sickly. Then it was time for bed before a big driving day.
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