Short ride today .. We even skipped lunch until we arrived at the lake and went for a swim. Lake iznajar is very low now so it took us 5minutes to talk down the beach to the waters edge. It was worth it as the water was cool and fresh. This is only the second time in 10 years of coming to Europe that we have been able to swim in a lake! We climbed 840m in 42km today and peaked twice at over 800m of elevation. We are now at 420m I think. Tomorrow is a longer day at 1220m over 65km to Baena. I am starting to understand why everyone eats late in Spain as it is to hot to cook anything until 8pm. The sun is hot even though it cools to 14-18c over night.

Last night we had an excellent dinner outside in the townsquare. There were 2 other tourists eating there and a few locals arrived after nine for a glass of win. Very slow for a Friday night!

The views again were stunning on our peaks over looking the lake below.

Cheers
HB

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