Joyce says it could be in Napa for that matter - or in Tuscany. The roof style is similar, not sure how many places in Napa have stone walls two feet thick.
The building dates from the 1400s
and has been renovated to include modern amenities.
Can't have a place without a bar - I think it looks old English.
It's pretty unreal that we are here in Spain enjoying this. The people who run this casa rural are renting it from someone who lives elsewhere and are making their living in "hostelries". The young girl who transported us to their place graduated from high school, her sister is living in Madrid to finish her studies, she has a six year old brother, her mother does the cooking, they all run the Casa and her uncle just came from Germany to help out and she didn't mention her dad. The reality is that people have to work very hard to make a go of it here in Spain while we are traipsing around the countryside in the latest wicking shirts and shorts.
Australian Jeff (who himself owns cattle and horses) commented that the folks out here are most likely subsistence farmers - real dairy farms would probably have about 1000 head of cattle, not just 20-30. And most likely the poverty we've seen is because people don't have the money and have gone off to the city to work, besides taking care of their farms.
Harvesting potatoes
Last night, our lodgings were a bit more austere, adequate but plain, right in the middle of a busy plaza filled with pilgrims all looking for a place to spend a quick night and get an inexpensive meal. The staff was a family of three generations. They cooked, cleaned, served, and tried to get a bite in themselves all the while tending to whoever walked in.
Some of the more basic pilgrim albergues have problems with bed bugs - in fact we saw a woman putting out a sign in front of one declaring it to be closed due to "chinches" - bed bugs!!!
Bites from bed bugs is a reality Joyce and I don't need.
Whew!! None....
This place looks amazing. So proud of you both!
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