Lake Negratin is a 13km man-made lake/reservoir just a few miles from Bacor, where we stayed in the CasaCave Bed & Breakfast last week. Check them out for yourself, dear reader, and you might be tempted to sample Debbie & Kev's hospitality as well like we did.
The fountain in the village square at Bacor, Andalucia, made you imagine that you felt a little cooler at least. The temperature when this pic was taken was about 34C, and so it's no wonder I look a little warm! Note the shorts, allowing my legs a little sunshine! This, I can assure you, is an extremely rare sight and one which is even rarer to find in a photograph!
This is the dried-up river-bed at Guadix which will become a veritable raging torrent once the rains come.
e="text-align: center;">A great street scene at Guadix. As a jigsaw puzzle enthusiast, I could imagine this would make a great puzzle.
Here's the Cathedral in all its glory. The interior was extremely dark and there was too much gilt and statuary for my personal taste. There were also too many opportunities placed around for visitors to put money into. All in all, I didn't really feel any sense of God's presence in the building, but too much of the presence of man.
Quite apart from relaxing in the sun and having a good time in the water, I also spent quite a few Euros buying ice-creams at this little kiosk.
At the local cemetery in Bacor they entomb the dead in these burial chambers and then block up the front with a tombstone until they need to pop someone else in. Quite a strange experience walking around, but also very peaceful.
In this pic you can see some cave entrances just waiting for a buyer to come along and turn them into terrific homes, hollowing out as many rooms as they need. Several of the properties were similar to the one we stayed in and are half house/half cave.
My final pic is of the village church at Bacor. Unfortunately it was locked and we were unable to see inside, which was a pity.
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