Day 4 – The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Not a lot to report; it was a lazy rainy day.  It would sprinkle, then pour, then sprinkle again, then came the wind.  When we went out for a dinner, we walked down a narrow street that had traffic backed up about half a mile.  A little bit down the road, we found out it was an oversized truck that had attempted to go down this street, but had realized at some point that it wasn't going to happen.  We kept moving and found the most amazing little tapas bar and ate gambas al ajillo (garlic shrimp - a lot like scampi) and Manchego cheese.    On our way back from dinner, a huge arbol (tree) actually fell into the street as we walked by.  It caused a big ruckus but it was on a major street so traffic was able to slowly go around.  Finally, as we got close to the hotel, we saw the truck that had been stopping traffic; it had reversed through the streets and was finally very close to being back to the main road, about two hours later.



Despite the plethora of sturdy umbrellas we have at home, we didn't bring one along.  This 5 dollar umbrealla is the worst.  It 'blows out' every few feet; something I thought only umbrellas in comedies did.