{"id":21306,"date":"2019-09-11T01:40:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=21306"},"modified":"2020-07-22T07:49:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T21:49:41","slug":"la-rabida-spain-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=21306","title":{"rendered":"La R\u00e1bida, Spain \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 8th September 2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 179 kms from Ayamonte to Seville both in the Province of Andaluc\u00eda <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited: Monastery of La R\u00e1bido <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Private aire, Seville, \u20ac13 all service. <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/HMiixLstZLNtX3wJA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N37.41040, W05.94054<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 91 days @ \u20ac71 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We both enjoy extra long showers at the marina in Ayamonte just because we can.  There is no need to service the Hymer as we have been using the marina\u2019s facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All that aside we make for the gate just behind the Scottish couple who we shared the aire with last night.  We plan on Seville tonight, but we set the GPS for La Rabida to explore the Columbus Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Map of La R\u00e1bida, the icon on the monastery <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/46972213-D665-42FE-8ABF-8F6A18E121DA.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/46972213-D665-42FE-8ABF-8F6A18E121DA-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/46972213-D665-42FE-8ABF-8F6A18E121DA-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/46972213-D665-42FE-8ABF-8F6A18E121DA-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/46972213-D665-42FE-8ABF-8F6A18E121DA-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/46972213-D665-42FE-8ABF-8F6A18E121DA.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>La R\u00e1bida is not the small Franciscan Monastery we were expecting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21312\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21312\" class=\"wp-image-21312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5FAD9A76-6516-40DA-B1E8-581BA5D4A28D.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21314\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21314\" class=\"wp-image-21314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/37203C3D-0884-4974-A824-2BE170C62D2C.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher Columbus is to the Spanish, what John Glenn (the astronaut) is to the Americans.  This seems particularly so in southern Spain.  The fact that Columbus was Italian seems to make little difference.  So briefly, Columbus has tried to sell his theory on a short route to China to the Italians, Portuguese and lastly the Spanish without success.  He travels to La R\u00e1bida to meet Francisco Jimen\u00e9z de Cisternos, confessor to Queen Isabella of Spain.  It\u2019s the same old story, it\u2019s not what you know but who you know.  Columbus lived here in the monastery for two years before going on to fame and fortune, whilst making Spain a wealthy country as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C92B41C3-E514-4A77-8449-800BB3D79EA3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C92B41C3-E514-4A77-8449-800BB3D79EA3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C92B41C3-E514-4A77-8449-800BB3D79EA3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C92B41C3-E514-4A77-8449-800BB3D79EA3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C92B41C3-E514-4A77-8449-800BB3D79EA3-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C92B41C3-E514-4A77-8449-800BB3D79EA3-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C92B41C3-E514-4A77-8449-800BB3D79EA3.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Friary was established here in 1261. The current building date to the 14th century.  We pay our \u20ac3pp which included an excellent audio guide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21316\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21316\" class=\"wp-image-21316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/149AAF06-F610-4918-AD98-E25AC3210E42.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">There are some amazing murals throughout the entry portals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21317\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21317\" class=\"wp-image-21317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1E811058-A4D2-4C65-96FA-08ADF0C7D22C.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Columbus and the discovery of the Americas, the general theme<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/71DA53DB-BC98-4B76-B409-3C299E73408A.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21324\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21324\" class=\"wp-image-21324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C3EE47F5-7361-434C-9A2F-E7F6274457EE.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Some amazing painted walls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E-1024x768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21325\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21325\" class=\"wp-image-21325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1FE2F9D6-5FE4-4817-B6B6-54E4F065835E.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dust collectors<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A7A4A640-832E-4F81-A18B-682F2D6B7B5F-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A7A4A640-832E-4F81-A18B-682F2D6B7B5F-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A7A4A640-832E-4F81-A18B-682F2D6B7B5F-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A7A4A640-832E-4F81-A18B-682F2D6B7B5F-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A7A4A640-832E-4F81-A18B-682F2D6B7B5F-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A7A4A640-832E-4F81-A18B-682F2D6B7B5F-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/A7A4A640-832E-4F81-A18B-682F2D6B7B5F.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>From the window looking back up the entranceway, which is grand for a Monastery. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BB7FDB38-6929-4FAC-AD24-E15682C905D6-e1568097566803-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21328\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21328\" class=\"wp-image-21328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BB7FDB38-6929-4FAC-AD24-E15682C905D6-e1568097566803-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BB7FDB38-6929-4FAC-AD24-E15682C905D6-e1568097566803-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BB7FDB38-6929-4FAC-AD24-E15682C905D6-e1568097566803-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BB7FDB38-6929-4FAC-AD24-E15682C905D6-e1568097566803.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C9DE2DF7-F614-4232-BBD9-AB4EA35B797B-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21329\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=21329\" class=\"wp-image-21329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C9DE2DF7-F614-4232-BBD9-AB4EA35B797B-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C9DE2DF7-F614-4232-BBD9-AB4EA35B797B-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C9DE2DF7-F614-4232-BBD9-AB4EA35B797B-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/C9DE2DF7-F614-4232-BBD9-AB4EA35B797B.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The chapel of the Monastery of La Rabida, Spain\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mTbzY0z3mYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly we visit the monastery chapel before handing back our audio guide.  We enjoyed our visit and learnt a little about Christopher as well.  Thankfully the Hymer is parked in the shade and we have a coffee before setting the GPS for Seville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully there are no tolls in Spain (so far) so we enjoy a smooth but very hot trip across the plains of Andaluc\u00eda.  We roll into Seville mid-afternoon, being Sunday the traffic is light.  Our weather app states 37 degrees but it only feels like 36 as we drive along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overnight parking in Seville is limited, so we opt for a private aire 5 kms from the centro.  It\u2019s a bit ordinary with no shade, but the air-conditioning is soon cooling the Hymer, so it will be a comfortable night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael and Pam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 8th September 2019 Travelled: 179 kms from Ayamonte to Seville both in the Province of Andaluc\u00eda Visited: Monastery of La R\u00e1bido Stayed: Private aire, Seville, \u20ac13 all service. N37.41040, W05.94054 Budget: 91 days @ \u20ac71 per day We both enjoy extra long showers at the marina in Ayamonte just because we can. 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