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The weather here of late has been unseasonably windy, cool and rainy. I believe today is the first day of Spring. We have had warmers days in the past of 17-20 which are perfect. I'm not complaining, I'll take 9-15 as its great for training as involves no snow.
The waves here at this time are great with many surfers and hydrofoilers enjoying the energy.
Our journey to Cordoba was a popular one. Those interested became a group combined from 2 clans. Carl's clan had a significant number and George, another Seniors Tours guide had another. The combined body count required the largest bus I have ever been on. It's 71 seat capacity seemed pretty full. The rear duelies wheelset actually turned providing an excellent turning radius for the many tight turns ahead
Marisa was with us as a Tour guide again which was welcoming. The drive was about 2 hours to Cordoba with a wisely planned bathroom break at a pretty beat up truck/bus stop.
Once in the old city of Cordoba our bus could not move much further requiring us to depart and walk into the old city. The history here is astonishing. We met with the only Tower in the city which is now the marker for a meeting point. We soon entered the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba. I love the science, love the math, appreciate the recycling of columns but I get turned off by religious excess.
After exiting the Mosque, Michelle and I engaged our free time to first walk to the Roman bridge of Córdoba. what an engineering monument. We noticed a water wheel called the Albolafia Water mill. It was isolated from the main road and offered an excellent living quarters for at least 4 cats. We found a staircase down to the perimeter walls of this portion of the city and walked parallel to the river. No tourists were here, only us. It was nice. After about 1 KM we would up winding our way into a hybrid combination of local city and old city.
We tried hard to follow the maps only to circle back to 2 woman enjoying a beer. It took some perseverance to not us Google Maps but we did find our way out of the maze and back onto common ground. I was done with crowds so sent Michelle ahead for our 30 minute wait to meet at the "tower" I chilled in silence in a nice square occupied by only a few souls. On time we met up with the group and we all walked back to the bus across the beautiful Roman bridge of Córdoba. I was surprised we had a full body count as there were many chances for lost souls. Our driver paid out of pocket the cost of the toll road on the way home. His thinking was speed and safety. We thanked him with a tip as did others. What a great day.
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