Tabernas Spain

We went out in Bessy for a week to a place called Tabernas, this is in the Nevarda Sierra range of mountains in Andalucia.Tabernas is better know as Mini Hollywood as this was where the spaghetti westerns were filmed with Clint Eastwood,so a visit to the western set was a must.

First though we had the spectacular drive down there ( it is about a four hour drive from us).

As we were getting higher into the mountains it was getting breath taking and our four hour drive turned into five hours as we kept stopping to take in the views.We wondered what the camp site would be like as we went with the Spanish motor home club and had not been that way before, well we were not disappointed, which ever way you looked the view was great

This is the camp site with the BBQ area and the pool.

On the Saturday, the chairman of the motor home club organized a trip to Mini Hollywood, where we were to spend the day,there was the western town where the movies were shot, and behind the town was a large zoo.

There was a staged bank robbery with the usual shoot out and the last baddie standing was hung. The stunts were amazing, how they can fall from a two story high window onto the ground and not hurt themselves is very good.

This is him falling of the roof when he was shot.

After the western show was finished they put on a lunch at the saloon, what a lunch, 13 euros (£8) all you could eat of the three courses buffet style, they put on a show of hill billy singers, then the can can girls, they were good and made it a two hour lunch break.
When the show was finished they picked Brian and another member of our group to have their photo taken with them, they enjoyed that.
After lunch we went animals and there were many of them, here are a few of them.
round the zoo, it is set in the mountains so was a natural area for the

You can see in this last photo the area the zoo was in it was up hills and in valleys fortunately there was a train that you could jump on and off to get to the different areas of the zoo.

After looking round the zoo we made our way back to the western town,, we had our photos taken Brian as a bandit and me a saloon lady felt very silly we were then persuaded well they had to persuade me big time to go for a ride. (I bet you can still here my knees knocking)

All in all we had a wonderful day it was well worth a visit.Our day ended back at the camp site with a social evening and sing song.

The rest of the stay we had BBq's and walks in the mountains and just having a great time.

Jeanette Spain

Round and about us

We went for a meal today to a place 10 min. drive from home. It is a place called Villa Martin Plaza, most people who have visitors over here take them to the Plaza, no doubt Tina and Dave have been when there visitors are here, it is where the wild parakeets nest all the year round, and has loads of eating places from the very reasonable to the very expensive.



The Plaza is surrounded by studio apartments on four sides, you come though a passageway into it, this is in the centre of it.

The parakeets live in the palm trees, they are green and red and seem to be busy all the time in and out and the noise of them is some times very loud.

It is very enjoyable to sit and watch the antics of them, there are two very high palm trees in the Plaza and both are home to these lovable if rather noisy birds, on a sunny day like today what better place to have a meal and have this free entertainment thrown in.

We have tried most of the places in the plaza today we ate here,it was a nice lunch with a freshly squeezed orange juice.

How anybody lives in the studios I don't know, for the birds are awake with the dawn and are in and out till dusk, but I must say not many people live there they are mostly used by golfers as holiday homes the golf course being just behind the plaza.

This is the parakeets on a quieter moment, you can imagine what it's like when they are all in the trees together.

Jeanette Spain