Trafton’s European Tour 2022/2023

Greetings from the beautiful and sunny south of Spain! Well, we did have a couple hours of rain on Tuesday AM, so there’s that 😜

Tour guide Cindy and I spent Tuesday walking and exploring more of Cadiz! (25,000 steps) After a wonderful shrimp dinner she says “ Road trip tomorrow, with hills and steps and cobblestones! Och, says I, my favorite three things in the world! Off we go to Arcos de la Frontera, one of Spains famous white city’s.

Arcos is tremendously old, as it’s cliffs and high hill attracted primitive man here very, very early. The Moor’s first settled the city and laid it out in the tiny streets you see here.

The usual story, wars with neighbor’s, Romans, crusaders, Black plague and lack of opportunity led the population of the city to decline until the 1960’s when tourists started to arrive.

Quick side note, Bull fighting is still very very popular here. Each larger city has a ring and they still use them. We’ll pass!

We park the trusty Peugeot safely underground with limited stress😎 and off we go climbing the hill.

Ok, back to the trusty Peugeot and 1/2 hour to Jerez de la Frontera. Jerez is a medium size city, that is trying to clean up. Not lots to see, except Sherry distilleries.

After 17,000 steps, up and down hills, I vote we go home. Knee did fantastic! Couldn’t have done this with the old knee.

Adios Amigos, I’m hearing about a ferry trip today and some beach time, 74 and sunny 😎