The Rain in Spain....

Due to the presence of a couple of low pressure systems over the Mediterranean, Spain has been experiencing heavy rain and flooding. Luckily we are are not in the heaviest rain area but we have had quite a bit more than normal.The weather has been alternating between rain days and sunnier days. Today it has been raining off and on all day, but yesterday it was nice with light showers in the evening.

Yesterday we took advantage of the blue skies and we cycled thought the hilly countryside to the town of Setenil de las Bodegas with Gary and Caryn.  Setenill is located about 15K south east of Olvera.  It is a pretty and interesting town located on the cliffs along the river Trejo.   A popular tourist attraction are the house that are built into the cliffs bordering the river. A bodega is a small building, cabin, shed, or storage unit.   Hence the town gets it's name from the small cliff buildings.

We stopped at nice little cafe in town for lunch before cycling back to Olvera. Although it was getting quite cloudy on the return route we didn't get rained on. It was a nice ride. The E-bikes we have are quite nice. We tend to use minimum assist and only when required.  The range on these bikes is well over 100K using continuous minimum assist.

On the road looking back toward Olvera

Gary Caryn and Linda as we entered Setenil

The cafe where we had lunch on the left.

Some of the bodegas built into the cliffs along the river.

Another Setenil street photo.

The rain has created a problem for us. The houses here are built of concrete blocks with a layer of cement on the inside and out. They are not insulated.  One of the outside walls of this house has had water leaking into it for some time now. This wall, in one of the bedrooms, and part of the ceiling is damp and mould started to form.  We reported the problem to the property manager and she came today to attempt the rectify the problem.   Luckily we can close off this part of the house but we are both feeling mild effects for the dampness and perhaps the mould.  There is a possibility that we will be changing houses. We will give it another day or so to see how it goes. It's not a huge problem at this point.

On the up side.... We are enjoying ourselves. We went out walking this afternoon with our large umbrella and got this photo of a beautiful rainbow.  The we stopped for lunch at Pepe's cafe we ordered "un bocadillo, con jamon, queso y tomate, y una caña"  (a ham, cheese and tomato sandwich and a draft beer, my favourite.  I'm British after all! )

On edge of Olvera. The bushes you see are small olive trees.

The forecast looks better tomorrow so hopefully we can get back on the bikes for another good ride.