Tour - Days 29, 30 and 31

 It wasn't too far from El Rocio to Seville, so Dave Campin and I took a detour to look at Spain's Green pride - a solar tower.

This consists of a field of mirrors that track the sun and the reflection is focused on to a water tank at the top of a huge tower. This produces steam which is diverted to a turbine to produce 2 MW of electricity.

It wasn't working. Too much cloud cover. Huh! Apparently the electricity it produces costs three times more than a conventional power station as well.

Seville is a wonderful city, and a joy to walk through. Wonderful narrow alleys with tiny restaurants, imposing towers and buildings, and a real buzz to it. If you want a city break, have a look here.












Four of us took a Segway tour, which was really good, followed by a last group meal as today is the last full day. They are a great bunch, and I'll miss them 

There is a change of plan for getting home. Three of us solo travellers don't like the idea of travelling all the way through Spain and France, so we have booked the overnight ferry from Santander to Portsmouth on Sunday. 

We have planned a night in Caceres, two nights in Salamanca, and one near the ferry. I should be back in the UK on Monday 23rd, but will find a site near Portsmouth for the night.




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