Allegedly an 'easier' day today of 53.5 miles but yet another 4193 feet of climbing.
No eggs for brekkie again but the body was reasonably cooperative as we pootled off into Andalusia. The tree trunks only had to manage 10 miles before the coffee stop in a beautiful town square.
All you can see for miles is olive trees in perfectly straight lines, with a brief bit of excitement as a hare ran along the side of the road.
My cycling companions were instructed to smile but I think these are more like heat induced grimaces!
The lunch stop was halfway up a particularly cruel hill in Zuheros, another spectacular hilltop village. It's not easy forcing screaming legs up a 10% incline straight after tortilla, salad, bread, cheese and chocolate!
Fortunately the road then headed down and I managed warp speed 36.5 mph down a smooth road before up we went yet again.
Tonight's hotel is a converted olive farm in the middle of nowhere.
It is far too hot out there, so a cold beer in the cool bar seems like a sensible thing to do..
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