To start, the northern part of this area is extremely mountainous. As a matter of fact, neither of us was prepared for the amount of windy, twisted roads and magnificent views overlooking these vast valleys and majestic mountains. It was incredible.
When we left Marbella, the sun was out, clouds were gone, and we were in good spirits. As we drove higher and higher into the mountains though, the good weather stopped. Seemed as though rain was on the horizon. It was hard to see, a lot colder, and not at all pleasant.
Until we realized that we'd been driving in a cloud. That's right: like Care Bears. Upon this realization, the cloud lifted (or we just got to a high enough elevation to rise above it), and we were aghast at the stark beauty surrounding us. We captured many a picture of the cloud we'd driven through from various angles, me growing more and more captivated each time the shutter snapped.
Yours truly, thrilled to be captured after taking a pee break in the forest.
Yours truly again, glimpsing up at her invasive photographer ;)
Imagine my glee at seeing a dung beetle, hard at work with DUNG! I guess there is a first time for everything.
Traffic was halted for a bit whilst goat farmers herded their livestock. I was totally enamoured.
And here we have it...the first of the White Villages. Name unknown.
Gorgeous, right?
We stopped to enjoy the packed lunch we'd brought: a quinoa salad packed tightly into the only transportable container the apartment afforded us-- a pot with a lid. Awesome. We parked ourselves right outside a church, got out the forks, cut into an avocado, and got to eating. Locals came out of their neighbouring homes to offer us grown in Algatocin (the town where we found ourselves) oranges. Twas a great day.
This was the first of MANY Easter preparations we would witness in the following weeks. This is QUITE a tame offering compared to what is coming...
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