Deep Spain

A couple of weekends ago we went to the country of Spain, and it is WAY different than what we have seen so far. We went with several of Jeff's friends from work to the town of Higuera, population about 90 people! One of his coworkers wives is from this town. First they showed us around Trujillo, this was the largest town near Higuera. We saw a really neat castle and plaza major.

Then it was on to Higuera, we stopped at the only bar in town where everyone knew everyone, kind of like LaSalle-Peru. From there we went to the family home. We ate in this cool building and cooked meat over a fireplace. It was sort of like having a "shop" party. We walked around and saw the town and kept laughing because it seemed they owned all of the town. Everything Jose Luis pointed out they owned!! We were then taken on a off roading excursion, up gravel mountain paths. Our Safira minivan didn't do so well, but it was beautiful. There were several trees with the bark peeled off to make the corks of wine bottles. There was open land, wild animals, so different then being on top of each other in the city. It was actually a little taste of home! But my favorite part, was the donkey walking the streets. Another great weekend in Spain with great friends!