Hotter than...

Southern Spain can be scorching hot during this time of the year. Rule #1 always, no, never travel to Spain in August. We look quite tanned despite our efforts to evade the powerful sun rays as much as possible. Long gone are the days of careless tanning in an effort to achieve the ¨desired¨ look. Now, I follow a philosophy of avoiding premature aging and cancer!!! In places like Arcos de la Frontera and Vejer de la Frontera the heat feels even more intense. We loved these small towns with their whitewashed facades, narrow streets, wrought iron windows displaying georgeous red geraniums. There were not many souvenir shops or stores of other kinds for that matter but we liked having it to ourselves (or so it felt as there were not many tourists in sight). By mere chance we found a restaurant which sat in the courtyard of one of the town hotels. The food was reasonably priced and they welcomed us with a complimentary glass of Sangria. I am not much of a sangria drinker as I prefer "Claras" or "Tinto de verano" but this sangria was actually good...I loved the mint flavor. It did the trick, after walking up hills for a while we immediately felt refreshed and rejuvenated. We have made it a point to always carry a big bottle of water as it helps when we go on these long walks. We learned this the hard way!