Hiking Excursion

Yesterday I went on a hiking excursion through the Northern part of Huelva province, only a couple of kilometers from the Portuguese border. Unfortunately, it was a little cloudy the whole day but it was a perfect temperature for hiking. Our bus dropped us off in one of the pueblos blancos that southern Spain is famous for. This literally translates to 'white towns' because that's exactly what they are. They are small towns in which the wall of every building are white-washed- they're absolutely gorgeous to see.

Our hike was about 7 kilometers long, and our guide was an expert on the area so he would stop and tell us cool facts. For example, the picture below is of a cork tree- they use the bark to make cork for wine bottles.

We stopped in another pueblo blanco for lunch and I almost came back with a puppy- he was only seven weeks old!

Too bad he was still breast-feeding...Anyways, we continued our hike through the mountains and met up with the bus in the final pueblo blanco of the day. It was great to get away from the city for a day and see the Spanish countryside!