Lost track of time a bit, which seems to be the way on the Costa del Sol of Spain. This is our two days of downtime to catch our breath before finishing in Madrid to see the Prado Museum and Royal Palace. We did take a day to go to the Pileta Caves, which have drawings up to 30,000 years old. But before I get to that, the trip up was just as memorable and much more scary. Garmin, our tour guide, did a great job of getting us around this trip but he is now on probation. We arrived in the town of Benoajan and Garmin directed us into the town instead of around it. This was fine at first but then the streets got narrower and narrower, the turns got tighter and tighter and the hills got steeper and steeper. Once the tires of our car spun in place the hill was so steep. This all came to a head when Garmin told us to turn on a "street" that turned out to be a walkway with steps. What?! We then had to back down a hill through a tight opening between a building and a car (about 6 inches clearance on each side). I was so close to the side of a building I had to fold in the driver side mirror. BUT... we made it unscathed. No new scratches on the car (there were already plenty of scratches so no one would have noticed anyway).
The town of Benoajan. I will always remember this town and probably have nightmares for a long time.
A VERY relieved (and smug) Brian
On to the caves. The caves were another unforgettable experience. They are not as well known as the caves in Lascaux, France and Altimira, Spain because the drawings are not as detailed but this cave does not have replicas built. We saw the real deal. The reason they are still open to the public is that they only allow about 100 visitors per day into the caves. It is pretty mind blowing to see 30,000 year old drawings.
Our guide waiting for the tour. The scenery from the caves were great.
The cave entrance
Getting ready to spelunk (kind of)
Of course no photos are allowed past the cave entrance so that is all for now. Only one more destination left: Madrid. Should be fun.
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