A horse is a horse of course, of course...

I can now say that I have been horseback riding in the Sierra Nevada, because well, I have. Jim (the visiting professor this semester from PLU) organized a group together to go on Friday and it was pretty fun. It actually turned out to be a pretty good day to go riding-not too sunny and the rain decided to hold off until the evening-always a plus.


To get to the stables, we had to take the bus (first time on the public bus in Granada!) to this little town called Dilar that is about half an hour outside of the city. En route, we passed some pretty massive houses that could easily rival houses in the US in size. I never did find out how much they cost, but I assume quite a bit...


Eventually, when we all managed to get up on our horses, the 6 of us set off on this neat and very picturesque trail that took us into forests, orchards, and everywhere in-between. There were some great views of the mountains and the flowering cherry trees and I tried to take some pictures but they all came out pretty blurry because well, taking pictures on top of a moving horse is quite difficult.


So yes, good times with the local equine population.

Annnd...I promise to stop being such a slacker and post about Seville soon! Let me just say that it is my favorite city I have been to so far. :)



The stable from the road


Kareen getting ready to ride


Looks just like Eastern Oregon!


Elizabeth and Eugenia taking a break


The “honorary horse” (he followed us the entire way and the horses didn’t mind him running right underneath their legs. Another example of the super cute dogs of Spain)