Almonte riding and a foggy way back home

As we woke up on Saturday morning it seemed the whole world had turned white. Luckily it was only morning mist and not snow. We spent almost the whole daylight time in Almonte track which was both fun to ride (sandy curves and impressive jumps) and nice to watch (lined with "ball trees" and covered with red sand). You can see the result of the days training in the link below. 

Our plan was to visit a track near Gádiz on Sunday, but as we got nearer on Saturday evening, it become clear that it would have been a really muddy experience. All the fields were soaking wet and in addition to that, the fog which had once again surrounded us on a highway was so thick you could only see few meters forward. With a quick look at the map we took the next intersection towards Malaga. How handy it is to have your home with you and be able to make changes to plans in seconds!

When we continued our trip on Sunday, we got a pretty good picture of Costa del Sol on our way. You have to admit that somehow the small villages outside tourist areas are a lot nicer than these crowded holiday destinations. Germans had decided to maintain homely feeling also in Spain as they had turned a Lidl parking lot to a caravan site. It was a funny sight with tens of caravans parked side to side in the middle of commercial blocks with all having satellite antennas pointed at the same direction. Maybe they were watching Marienhof..

Along the way we visited several tracks on Malaga area and desided to take a ride in Cartama before heading back towards Murcia. We tought we got rid of the fog when heading east, but it turned out the whiteness had conquered the whole peninsula; they even wondered it in evening news as it had caused several accidents and delayed flights. What a strange weather conditions we are experiencing this winter.

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