A YEAR IN ANDALUCIA 5 YEARS ON!: LIN'S BIRTHDAY

We have had a couple of ‘topsy turvy’ weeks, so as it was Lin’s birthday on Monday we decided to take ourselves off to the lakes at Ardales for the day and what a wonderful day we had!

Although Nuri travels from car sickness, we decided to take the dogs and what an adventure they had. With exception of Sally, who hates water with a passion, the other three all took full advantage of the crystal clear water of the lakes.

The weather was absolutely perfect for walking and the views, as you can see, were spectacular. It is such a peaceful and serine setting; our only company throughout the day was a large flock of sea birds that had gathered on the lake, a cormorant and one huge heron of prehistoric proportions, that sadly the dogs disturbed as it was preparing to take lunch.

We walked for hours, without seeing another person, stopping only for a lakeside picnic and by the end of the day we were all exhausted, especially poor old Jack, who has not been used to any sort of exercise!