Spain: Benahavi^s and San Pedro

Today we were mega lazy, we slept in, had breakfast and talked....We both got onto the internet - which meant going to the local admin office in the basement and connecting, as Jenni & Talal have no internet connection at their place yet - and the phone connections don't work half the time either... oh well.... we are on holidays... who needs to be connected....

PS: A little disturbing trivia:  while watching TV this morning, we heard the news that it was announced in America that pizza is considered a vegetable serve.... and here it comes:  because it has tomato paste on it!  This is truly scary stuff..... and of course... only in America!  ... I think some real education is in order here!!!

By mid afternoon, we are finally ready to go for a little drive to Benahavi^s village, which is very close by. A nice little place.


Benahavis is a Spanish mountain village situated between Marbella, Estepona, and Ronda, where it is located seven kilometers from the coast. Renowned for its restaurants, it is often called the dining room of the Costa del Sol. Benahavis holds nine of the 60 golf courses in the Costa del Sol; this number is expected to increase, again, to fifteen in the next decade.


Located on the southern face of La Serrania de Ronda mountain range, Benahavis is one of the most mountainous village on the western Costa del Sol. Benahavis is situated near the beaches of the Costa del Sol and spectacular mountains of the Serrania de Ronda. Its terrain is traversed by the Rivers Guadalmina, Guadaiza, and Guadalmanza. Regions of great natural and historic interest are to be found within its boundaries, such as El Cerro del Duque, Daidin, and the Montemayor Castle.


During the late 1990s, the Junta de Andalucia constructed a dam on the site of an old marble quarry, meaning that for much of the year, the once ever-flowing Rio Guadalmina is merely a dried-up river bed.

Now it is time for a nice Churros Y Chocolate.... a Spanish delicatesse.  We found a Churrozeria in San Pedro and wanted to try it out. The people were so nice, and we had to communicate in Spanish again... we had to figure out how many churros to order, I think we tried to order like 2 serves, and the waitress tried to explain to us that each portion is a lot of churros.... it took a while but we got there and ended up having more than enough to eat! Very very very yummie!!!!

El chocolate con churros es un plato típico de la gastronomía de España





What a way to finish of yet another perfect day!

San Pedro Village

I love it here...and it is so nice to spend the time with Jenni, who is happily driving us almost anywhere... and willing to try all these new Spanish things....

S & D & L