Estepona and Carares

Just a quick update. We spent the last two days walking and exploring the closest major beach town (Estepona) and a spectacularly positioned white village (Casares) located at a high point in between Gaucin and Estepona.  Both are quite popular tourist areas.  Estepona because of the beaches and restaurants and Casares because it is only 14K from Estepona.

 The photo above is dedicated to our friends Carmen and Christa. If you sold the Bluebelle Christa you could buy this place. One short block from the beach.  

In front of this restaurant was parked an interesting car. One that I had never seen.   

Know what kind of car this is?

 It is a Smart Roadster.  Introduced in 2003 and sold until 2005. Production was halted partly due to warranty costs that exceeded E3000 per vehicle.   Cute but unreliable??? 

 Some of the delightful features of these Spanish towns are the small plazas, interesting architecture, lots of plants, car free streets, nice cafes and restaurants as well as a laid back afternoon atmosphere.

       These villages are literally built into the hill sides.
        These are a couple of hots from Casares. 




  The weather is starting to change now.  It is cooler in the evening and mornings and there is more cloud around.  At 11 am it is 19C with sun filtered through high cloud.  The forecast is for a high temp of 23C and possible thundershowers this afternoon.  Still nice to be out and about.