tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180815552024-03-19T04:23:19.169+01:00Cave Living Andalucia 2Caves, Cave homes, living in a cave, Orce cavesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-72045264923111709962015-06-22T10:24:00.002+02:002015-06-22T10:24:21.570+02:00CAVE FOR SALE<div style="text-align: center;">
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You can still leave comments which will be answered but please be aware of the <i>dates of the posts </i>you wish to comment on, exchange rates, products, information and techniques have changed and information has always been offered from a personal perspective from the time of moving to Spain and starting work back in <u>2004.</u> No-one can ever offer the perfect advice or claim perfection in any task they undertake whilst learning.<br />
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With all that in mind enjoy the blog, I hope you find some of it (at least in part) useful if you are undertaking an unreformed Spanish cave.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Gracias and adios!</i></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com018858 Orce, Spain37.7214083 -2.479451437.4498398 -2.9463703999999997 37.9929768 -2.0125324tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-38506364601032070842010-03-21T18:45:00.011+01:002010-03-25T11:38:54.559+01:00Cave Living Andalucia 2<i> </i>2005 ~ 2010<br />
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Well, the cave renovations are long over although after this years rain I fear an imminent relationship with that savour of all cave building materials ~ "yeso" Welcome to Cave Living Andalucia 2, ok not very original but its a second wave for the original Cave Living Andalucia which began in 2005. An age ago it seems with a vary basic Google blogger as well as very basic knowledge about cave renovation!<br />
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Looking back at some of the old posts as they literally happened (once we had internet) many are so old they have become outdated, what was correct then may not be now and there is the odd mention of the exchange rate which we all know has fallen through the floor so ignore the numbers if you look through the archives...<br />
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Much has happened in the past 6 years since arriving to our hole in the ground, the start of a business, a new addition to the family a few unforseen disasters as well as some brilliant times here in rural Andalucia which is, ultimately, what we came here for. A life in Spain.<br />
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Bringing the blog out of the cobwebs was quite an easy decision, so much has happened in the past few years, we like writing and photography so why not? Part of the revival will be to detail some of the more realistic points of living in rural Spain, schooling, winter weather, business aspects and why we love to live here. Nearly 6 years on since arriving here with a caravan and all our worldy goods we are still here - challenge one acheived. Lets see what else happened along the way and see what the future brings!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com3Orce, Spain37.7214083 -2.479451437.4498398 -2.9463703999999997 37.9929768 -2.0125324tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-72538513198926784862009-02-01T13:20:00.006+01:002010-03-22T11:35:31.493+01:00Cave Living - The Spanish Perspective<a href="http://www.livinginacave.com/"><img border="0" height="60" src="http://www.livinginacave.com/images-design/caves-site-banner.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Spanish Perspective<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> written by our good friend Emilio for <a href="http://www.livinginacave.com/">Livinginacave.com</a><br />
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If there is a Spanish perspective, as most Spaniards don't know anything about caves. Only in last few years have caves become a tourist attraction, but they even had to change the name -'casas-cueva', they call them now, instead of simply 'cuevas'- so that tourists don't think they are going to be accommodated in some kind of pre-historic cavern. And although caves are becoming more and more popular and even more well known as rural accommodation, Spanish people still ignore the fact that a considerable population live their lives in caves. That they have modern amenities such as electricity, telephone, internet, furniture, etc, and their home on the inside is the same as any other conventional house. Besides, it is not the English, but Spanish people who have always lived there.<br />
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So, outside of the villages where caves are the common dwelling, people will be puzzled when you tell them that you live in a cave. That's what has happened to me many times. Even in Granada city, so near these areas and where there are lots of caves, people think that you must be a gypsy or homeless to live in a cave. But I was always a believer. I always thought that caves had huge potential because they are unique and they are what makes the Altiplano de Granada so different.<br />
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I was born in and grew up in a cave, so all my childhood memories are related to caves. In my little village, El Margen, that was the only kind of dwelling that existed, so I wasn't even conscious that my home was different. All my relatives and friends lived in caves. The first time I realized that I didn't live in a conventional house was at school: we had learnt the different kinds of housing in the world and how roofs were different according to the climate, that is, if it rained a lot, roofs were more inclined, etc, and then we had to draw our own house. How can you draw the roof of a cave? What kind of tiles do you use on the roofs of caves? All my classmates and myself tried to do our best with our drawings, but in the end, the teacher had to agree that certainly caves didn't fit in any of the patterns given by the textbook.<br />
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Since I left my village, sometimes I have felt ashamed of saying that I lived in a cave, because people looked at you as if you were a strange creature. Other times, I simply have avoided the topic so as not to give a lot of explanations on how caves were, if there was electricity or if we had a bathroom. On an occasion in the USA, in one of those group dynamics exercises to get to know each other, we had to make three statements, and the rest of the group had to figure out which was a lie. One of the things I said was that I lived in a cave. Everyone thought that was the lie, and I suppose they thought I must have been a weird guy who came from a very remote part of the world. Well, one of the good things about the British migration to the Altiplano region is that now caves are not considered inferior housing anymore and I am so proud to state that I am an original cave dweller.<br />
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The first time I heard about English people in the area was about six years ago, when my father-in-law called to tell us that he had sold 'la casa de la abuela' to an English family for 12 million pesetas, although 1 million (6,000 €) was for the estate agent. Even though the house was 400 sq m plus a plot of 600 sq m, that was an incredible price, taking into account that some months before he had bought a house in the same hamlet for only 600,000 pesetas. Soon after that, other English agents settled in the area and they started to sell caves. Prices increased very quickly and everyone put their caves for sale, sometimes at too expensive prices, as people thought that 'los ingleses' were made of gold and they would pay anything they were asked. Anyway, I still think that caves are cheap if we consider that they are made by hand. If you had to pay some workers to dig a cave nowadays, probably it would cost much more than they do.<br />
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From the Spanish point of view the question is: Why do the English come here? I suppose this is a question all of you who already live here are asked very often. People in Andalucia understand why Africans leave their land and risk their lives in search for a better life, but it is hard to understand why people from a developed country move to rural Spain, sometimes even leaving a job and a good salary behind. You've got the answer, and I know there are a lot of reasons: healthier life, no crime (almost), good weather, to live your dream, culture, food, etc. But, why caves in the province of Granada? I think I know: because English estate agents discovered the place. I mean, when you are a foreigner and don't speak the language, when you don't know in which areas to search, when you can't contact a Spanish agent, then you have to trust an English agent and, in the end, you'll buy a property offered by him. If you had dreamt of a home in a virgin place, probably you'll end up buying a cave in a neighbourhood full with your compatriots. Take a look at the properties in the provinces of León, Burgos or Zamora, where you can buy a 300 sq m house for less than € 20,000, before an English agent arrives. By the way, did you know that Spanish agents traditionally took only 3% of the price, 1.5% paid by the seller and 1.5% paid by the buyer? This is something that is changing with the arrival of the Brits.<br />
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But the whole area is changing for the better. Some years ago the Altiplano region was one of the poorest in Europe. The young had to leave the villages as there was no future for them. But the moving of English people to the area and the development of a tourist industry based mainly on cave accommodation has meant an injection into the economy of these villages. It has gone from being an area of emigrants to being a cosmopolitan area that receives immigrants from all over the world. Besides, the arrival of the Brits has made us the locals a little richer in two senses: on the one hand, our properties are more valuable than they were some years ago, on the other hand, we can share our cultures and our points of view, learning from each other. So, WELCOME TO THE CAVES!<br />
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Emilio Navarro Masegosa<br />
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It had been threatening all day, black sky and obvious downpours over the mountain range in front of the cave. Mid afternoon the neighbours dropped by to collect a parcel - this is when the first onslaught came. Hail and big hail at that! Assesing the damage the day after revealed almost every plant in the garden being peppered as if it had met a shotgun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8X-viF8YxZzhIv-E5NPWiQnv-3uYy9x_tylE4FvbFKj-zHBNh8Q7gR9tzflYkzRwgfD3NcVD8yg1cR-PGYuf5BHb9LBzxID4ky4ZtJ1P1NZpMY08xcAJD-0Oy53Qj67hMrvFJHA/s1600-h/P3020006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8X-viF8YxZzhIv-E5NPWiQnv-3uYy9x_tylE4FvbFKj-zHBNh8Q7gR9tzflYkzRwgfD3NcVD8yg1cR-PGYuf5BHb9LBzxID4ky4ZtJ1P1NZpMY08xcAJD-0Oy53Qj67hMrvFJHA/s400/P3020006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206522359883434818" /></a><br /><br />After that we decided a good old beer was in order so we helped shifting the parcel (any excuse:) around to the neighbours house other side of the hamlet. What happened next was something I have never seen before in my life.... The rain came, gradually at first, then heavier and heavier and heavier. At that point for some reason everyone piled into the bathroom - apparently this is where you can guage the rain by the gutter above the bathroom window in this particular cave....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYZg2DoZ45WkIkp7ECnfI0vUDveUSGG2KgLZV1ErKVJC-3G6yfz0drtFxSnUIfMTXaogSKitcNkrK0yRkS-yU9CtcqxXqjeslBFzBoV_jqR688nbdI1kfSjnOEQgERBEokwy6fw/s1600-h/P3020007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYZg2DoZ45WkIkp7ECnfI0vUDveUSGG2KgLZV1ErKVJC-3G6yfz0drtFxSnUIfMTXaogSKitcNkrK0yRkS-yU9CtcqxXqjeslBFzBoV_jqR688nbdI1kfSjnOEQgERBEokwy6fw/s400/P3020007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206522368473369426" /></a><br /><br />A minute later you couldnt see out of the window, similar to a mudslide we realised very quickly that it was the roof that was passing before our eyes and then, <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">GET A MOP!!!!!!</span> the rain came down so heavy is put 3 inches of water on the patio within minutes and it all came through the front door.<br /><br />Imagine the volume of water from a full bath suddenly being released by your front door, mops towels, anything we could get our hands on to stop that water! Eventually of course we did, drenched having used farmyard brushes to get the water away from outside we won - just. Then it was time to go home sharpish to see our own cave and how the patio had faired....<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-55013177313626023762008-05-12T18:25:00.001+02:002008-05-12T18:27:29.260+02:00Adios for now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB8uModgKA0T4u5NYZMkzpzsJ3mODIEr4GcR2WitFsWqaaAx7-MASbwUzREXEJLhyMhZY4JaMwmFxCM9dqcd76lLtGlsK2RMqmq9gvQuhkofkUp1xTtxrWc3vqRh0BZKBFi6lWA/s1600-h/PA100001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB8uModgKA0T4u5NYZMkzpzsJ3mODIEr4GcR2WitFsWqaaAx7-MASbwUzREXEJLhyMhZY4JaMwmFxCM9dqcd76lLtGlsK2RMqmq9gvQuhkofkUp1xTtxrWc3vqRh0BZKBFi6lWA/s320/PA100001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157625021837334658" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-29742799577278659052008-05-06T17:28:00.003+02:002008-05-06T17:40:28.164+02:00Fire DanceTo be honest I am no real enthusiast of dancing, theatre, shows etc but a little bit of Riverdance does do something...if not make the cave shudder at full volume. Maria Pages is the dancer normally associated with the "Fire dance" but in this video we have a lady (Yolanda) just as good and that is some acheivement.<br /><br />Enjoy 6 minutes of toe tapping:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7aMKENj8v80&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7aMKENj8v80&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-5366168022413906322008-05-04T18:20:00.002+02:002008-05-04T18:33:19.571+02:00A Fresh Lick of ....Plastic paintIts amazing how dis-coloured cave walls can become, especially if your running an open fire or wood burning stove. Caves are predominantly painted white on the interior to enhance the natural light which generally comes from doors and windows at the front.<br /><br />The type of paint to use internally can be an issue - it depends who you talk to.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZR0K06gnbZ1FrCpsRioH1OXFIj7g4EoDwzW1xeQiGss1NIRnIRb7ftJvNl0-yNzWHCp-dZWD-BYIJQQpku6obcbrBLuaqT1kIiC36VtXtNUnT-GqU4V679U0jUA6zPF1WcGJow/s1600-h/P2020037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZR0K06gnbZ1FrCpsRioH1OXFIj7g4EoDwzW1xeQiGss1NIRnIRb7ftJvNl0-yNzWHCp-dZWD-BYIJQQpku6obcbrBLuaqT1kIiC36VtXtNUnT-GqU4V679U0jUA6zPF1WcGJow/s400/P2020037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196558982722275970" /></a><br /><br />For us, plastic paint has been the way to go. Practicality wise it does not leave a residue unlike "Cal" which has been used in old Spanish buildings for years now, however the paint is not "breathable" so ultimately its is a matter of personal choice. Our cave has been painted with plastic paint for over 4 years with no detrimental effect.<br /><br />A 25ltr tub of paint will cost in the region of 25 euros, how far will that go? Well it can be watered down slightly but we painted two rooms - surface area approx 120m2<br /><br />Not a bad deal and what a difference!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-77683913950031229792008-04-29T15:34:00.002+02:002008-04-29T15:48:01.668+02:00Going Green..One aspect of the garden that always amazes me during the spring is how plants and trees appear to have a growth spurt after some good old Andalucian rain. It was the same in the UK although I dont remember such a significant difference in growth after even the briefest of showers - maybe our Spanish gardens are taking advantage of what rain we get.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TYhcisJBwQnq27WLSo71ZjgWKBNjuC6pF2nZ7th7LJOSzHQ2dYFIFi3ASoqmPbwfOSeadFKuNCivT2dsce68nmCQbdI-gvNYf_DY4SgELKHWDWqacRF6IiTG3TllK34QxPra7g/s1600-h/P1230009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TYhcisJBwQnq27WLSo71ZjgWKBNjuC6pF2nZ7th7LJOSzHQ2dYFIFi3ASoqmPbwfOSeadFKuNCivT2dsce68nmCQbdI-gvNYf_DY4SgELKHWDWqacRF6IiTG3TllK34QxPra7g/s400/P1230009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194660740321430034" /></a><br /><br />Above: Cherry tree, looks like cherry pie this year! The first year it has had any significant fruit. Below: Almond tree - if you have one of these the almonds are tremendously sweet, the locals can be seen shelling the almonds in season.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHCQhwOUOoyw2ONuwzW-_gEFGYpvaiQDDVyt9J2UxqgY19Vs6i22ONxXoDffkQ6AaT65sMJphqrxEfWFThvGF_ks2g2TtINCn4sw12izYI4Qas_S836_aYnw0oFYvn3tNJ0SxAQ/s1600-h/P1230010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHCQhwOUOoyw2ONuwzW-_gEFGYpvaiQDDVyt9J2UxqgY19Vs6i22ONxXoDffkQ6AaT65sMJphqrxEfWFThvGF_ks2g2TtINCn4sw12izYI4Qas_S836_aYnw0oFYvn3tNJ0SxAQ/s400/P1230010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194660748911364642" /></a><br /><br />Out in the campo the soil quality is not the best so manure is great when first planting. Funny thing is you can stand for hours every day with the hose pipe watering your garden but after some quality "lluvia" everything seems to be a foot higher the next morning!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-88134079545552908872008-04-22T17:18:00.003+02:002008-04-22T17:46:46.224+02:00Childhood Persuasion...Well here we go again, nothing to do with caves but a certain CR Junior keeps saying to me "DADDY! DADDY! CAN I SEE MY SCALEXTRIC ON THE COMPUTER AGAIN? - PLEEEEASE...<br /><br />What can you do eh? The now named "Fuente Nueva" circuit has undergone some changes, new cars, barriers, a 5m extension, the odd petrol pump and even a pond - made from an old Ford Capri fan belt and some wire mesh.<br /><br />Enjoy the pics, I know he will :))<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVaxi9GPKP0xjKK3XW29UdzdVvMVjIbCwfYNr2QbDs3odvcBds0D812Illav0KeWJIc5yzKHRa2QzUP1NXF7OVcYn-knXl5ykQItOu1lOeArXUQW0BeasfT_l5yILHqPyWcs_qw/s1600-h/scal+pond.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVaxi9GPKP0xjKK3XW29UdzdVvMVjIbCwfYNr2QbDs3odvcBds0D812Illav0KeWJIc5yzKHRa2QzUP1NXF7OVcYn-knXl5ykQItOu1lOeArXUQW0BeasfT_l5yILHqPyWcs_qw/s400/scal+pond.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192092822324824466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2jzrzKxvDcQVyxwvN4B_Om6BAwI49-EQes7OMnKwWhc3GHwr5Uj3dk_dV0wL29l-DydOuyKCiDK1KmdRJohn7cEgU-h8xgx20CvLWC2PQjzS1DCrSgAVQSTm349kFFL1n0buFQ/s1600-h/P1200009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2jzrzKxvDcQVyxwvN4B_Om6BAwI49-EQes7OMnKwWhc3GHwr5Uj3dk_dV0wL29l-DydOuyKCiDK1KmdRJohn7cEgU-h8xgx20CvLWC2PQjzS1DCrSgAVQSTm349kFFL1n0buFQ/s400/P1200009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192092830914759074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoHjfV4F8jzzEwpDYemsUl0xXJapCFGn7yg0le2J8zmRpSgDqC6AJdSKPsf0p9pTYBoEZ8dHwwzpKnIxSVtm0vWLjhRJvHT3VslIYZRZyEDYdcEQfCaDY_ZlGrnHQPj7Ra7F5pA/s1600-h/P1200011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoHjfV4F8jzzEwpDYemsUl0xXJapCFGn7yg0le2J8zmRpSgDqC6AJdSKPsf0p9pTYBoEZ8dHwwzpKnIxSVtm0vWLjhRJvHT3VslIYZRZyEDYdcEQfCaDY_ZlGrnHQPj7Ra7F5pA/s400/P1200011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192092843799660978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNFDFq-7LdJZ8wvJjDCJetBccc0i0GC2Eet7syEBhetFVO6wW0s6skc-4Sp7VcYZvQXWHHHR14kP3jb59Zg1YgWWeZMZdWAtFw8TpNFqzZkfAXvIVhSaAh8XuRfrVQADGNcpniw/s1600-h/P1200018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNFDFq-7LdJZ8wvJjDCJetBccc0i0GC2Eet7syEBhetFVO6wW0s6skc-4Sp7VcYZvQXWHHHR14kP3jb59Zg1YgWWeZMZdWAtFw8TpNFqzZkfAXvIVhSaAh8XuRfrVQADGNcpniw/s400/P1200018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192092852389595586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfjzGEkUJn1JB8zKNBPTTmvVf1Bad5k7MejDxdsH-g3zTfFByu7Qz-TqWJeANOMEcw53GfRy2d-OR8fgXDNOBtUi-PdvpFrm9QRKwhkI64YADT1E8tM1gqJ4A9y1kZYxa3XBqQw/s1600-h/P1200023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfjzGEkUJn1JB8zKNBPTTmvVf1Bad5k7MejDxdsH-g3zTfFByu7Qz-TqWJeANOMEcw53GfRy2d-OR8fgXDNOBtUi-PdvpFrm9QRKwhkI64YADT1E8tM1gqJ4A9y1kZYxa3XBqQw/s400/P1200023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192092865274497490" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-23759047426991489802008-04-17T18:30:00.002+02:002008-04-17T18:46:13.688+02:00Goats Eat Anything..."Now then these cactus look like a decent enough tapa"<br /><br />Goats eat anything...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmLZqBtR0h8GqlQ7FVdTK_ZZYvlm5QN0k_ZTJaPTkOaz4D7coSX_U99cSu8Ju2Ianp3TVSMTER8w8NMWMIFWSagkJCagtkGTFJce1y972gaFKmDylwUqHvsWbZUz9v8gkOEjltA/s1600-h/montse+pics+073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmLZqBtR0h8GqlQ7FVdTK_ZZYvlm5QN0k_ZTJaPTkOaz4D7coSX_U99cSu8Ju2Ianp3TVSMTER8w8NMWMIFWSagkJCagtkGTFJce1y972gaFKmDylwUqHvsWbZUz9v8gkOEjltA/s400/montse+pics+073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190253595232682450" /></a><br /><br />This fine feller was photographed by a neighbour whilst on holiday, this goat may be more versed in Catalan but his Andalucian cousins are just as hungry - goats can be seen regularly in the "campo" devouring the countryside in droves. <br /><br />Olive trees, cardboard boxes, cactus..? You have to admire the goat - a beast that will never go hungry!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-21684235125280421642008-04-14T17:25:00.002+02:002008-04-14T17:50:05.205+02:00Do you eat rustic?What is it about Andalucia and her food? I was watching a tv programme last week about Spanish food and the presenter described Spanish food in general as being commonly regarded as second tier to that of Italian food etc. Nonsense! <br /><br />Food plays and almost is Andalucian culture in some respects... Granada, the only region in Spain that hands out free tapas, the paella - a poor mans campo meal which is now world famous, cured hams etc etc<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhala4sWNCc8jPcQlJxOLrBpbda2hkAVn19cz9lUzwdO3n8bywGt9niKq-GzX4N6BoxpfEoivvdjQ1L182sUNve-gESV3HEBoD6PM3PkEt93onHnzrNAe41xoSB9w2I2pxdUQb7A/s1600-h/PC300022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhala4sWNCc8jPcQlJxOLrBpbda2hkAVn19cz9lUzwdO3n8bywGt9niKq-GzX4N6BoxpfEoivvdjQ1L182sUNve-gESV3HEBoD6PM3PkEt93onHnzrNAe41xoSB9w2I2pxdUQb7A/s400/PC300022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189124276531872050" /></a><br /><br />Cooking on the BBQ... No fancy serviettes, gas bottles or even charcoal - just wood, the true rustic way to cook your Spanish meal should you choose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhypkhgAYIz6sAxZjMsMFT_6UfQh_OKgPb7VX3f9kYB4gFFw2RdOsqpre6_M8w5Fgxx9I-wmaUjH5897_QDPK2wk-wiA-dlT_JzSgsIsXfmQuHBG3xXYg4hyphenhyphenGTXbf7aw1owpxdXg/s1600-h/P1120003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhypkhgAYIz6sAxZjMsMFT_6UfQh_OKgPb7VX3f9kYB4gFFw2RdOsqpre6_M8w5Fgxx9I-wmaUjH5897_QDPK2wk-wiA-dlT_JzSgsIsXfmQuHBG3xXYg4hyphenhyphenGTXbf7aw1owpxdXg/s400/P1120003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189124280826839362" /></a><br /><br />Watch out for those flavours! Smokey outdoor BBQ's add a real Spanish taste...funny how food tastes different outside as a pose to being cooked in the kitchen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY3wYbySOcLyecevwj5Ml1IgX67_otR7Ngr1MecY9ITjWl6WIaJE_G2BeUt_s2UFa-McxPEoQm_bOPwqjVHotN_BCnZKn6v8WzR2mwjdyko80o_Dwg7jybFIQ82x4taNZSE7Eyg/s1600-h/mackerel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY3wYbySOcLyecevwj5Ml1IgX67_otR7Ngr1MecY9ITjWl6WIaJE_G2BeUt_s2UFa-McxPEoQm_bOPwqjVHotN_BCnZKn6v8WzR2mwjdyko80o_Dwg7jybFIQ82x4taNZSE7Eyg/s400/mackerel.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189124289416773970" /></a><br /><br />...and sardines, regularly available and great lunchtime racione, plenty of bread and of course the all essential olive oil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoyX4foTDaBKI9ioXPrEM7wisK3Cf4Xe1c4pYRMw0JG4EjD9mgXOf5naB9w2aNgoTMAW78eDRmX5zei4vUCPzdzR9cuXHQHpPyi3WvBlwjgvZ5j5LLeArzcxPbRpbdginRG-52A/s1600-h/P1120021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoyX4foTDaBKI9ioXPrEM7wisK3Cf4Xe1c4pYRMw0JG4EjD9mgXOf5naB9w2aNgoTMAW78eDRmX5zei4vUCPzdzR9cuXHQHpPyi3WvBlwjgvZ5j5LLeArzcxPbRpbdginRG-52A/s400/P1120021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189124293711741282" /></a><br /><br />Cooking rustic may not be for everyone, sometimes though along with the neighbours, Spanish sun, some music, a bottle of tinto and real basic food packed full of flavour along the the atmosphere is good enough!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-15395692809281654762008-04-11T16:35:00.002+02:002008-04-11T17:28:25.989+02:00The dollar dictates...Much discussion on the cave message board recently about the current exchange rates and apparent market downturn... Everything is born from the dollar, or so they say..<br /><br />Just for laughs, it could have been GWB or Gordon Brown on this video but Youtube as always provides something that little different. Enjoy.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SS3_hT_FUNQ&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SS3_hT_FUNQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />One of the best things in life is laughter :-))<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-24678760804603854772008-04-09T15:05:00.002+02:002008-04-09T15:48:43.598+02:00Market slow down?A cave is one of the most unique properties anyone can buy, as with all things though a cave is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. Given the fact that every cave is unique prices so far have risen steadily over the years with estate agents enjoying good business...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbyJZ8cdGnWGcWKLVa2O1THDnhnK1YrciAFMZyysi-nE3c2V_O9NSx-nFnxzgTIaIlNMorW7uchnM2suyq-kybQ-Z5Pveq-zmztlP-T0sNFV1L2TthXgz_UskCxnQLDIqVW4u_g/s1600-h/PB270004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbyJZ8cdGnWGcWKLVa2O1THDnhnK1YrciAFMZyysi-nE3c2V_O9NSx-nFnxzgTIaIlNMorW7uchnM2suyq-kybQ-Z5Pveq-zmztlP-T0sNFV1L2TthXgz_UskCxnQLDIqVW4u_g/s400/PB270004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187231904625829170" /></a><br /><br />However, (dare I say it) there seems to be a down turn in the cave market. External factors effecting prices, exchange rate etc. People are now being more careful with their money. Predominantly UK cave buyers are now looking at mortgage increases back home and if the media is to be believed devaluation on their own conventional UK house.<br /><br />Now, I am no expert on the financial/housing market but what I can do is mention a few examples of how the cave "boom" appears to have peaked and is now on a modest slide. For example 3 caves in Orce that were on sale in 2006/7 are now reduced in price by as much as 15000 euros (average 10k) New caves to the market are being more reasonably priced from Spanish sellers - no more overpriced daftness. Estate agents are no longer flooded with <span style="font-style:italic;">serious</span> buyers with money to spend and with the US economy giving most the jitters for the future cave sales have calmed down a lot.<br /><br />The Boom (if thats what it could be called) appears to be over, prices have risen significantly over the past 4 years but every property growth must peak at some stage in the short term. That said, positivity reigns... there may be the beginnings of a downturn in the market but as always it will swing in roundabouts - next time around it may well be the average cave price could be 20% higher than it is now.<br /><br />The publicity legwork has been done, tv exposure, press articles, magazine articles - the expat orientated Joe bloggs in the main now knows what a cave actually is having done his <span style="font-style:italic;">research</span> on rural Andalucian property (hopefully)<br /><br />Caves are different, the investment is different, sound investment for the future? Yes, then again some of us come here to live and start a new life in which case no problem on the selling front.<br /><br />No doubt many will disagree! But hey, its only a blog! Feel free to leave your comments.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-9791664846321784712008-04-04T14:41:00.002+02:002008-04-04T14:50:47.493+02:00Its getting warmer....and that means....FIESTA!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqyb6mP1mgT-7e7S7_K1ZcB0e7C3FxkdIXiIBuyGbefL4XZQHTeZloPSWCfULL4yU4rw8xuu0rfEZ7colj8ZzTEOsaAZyOfuXX3c5KGMbJphsDTRQl1Y0PsruDdhnASZ7hyphenhyphenZ4eg/s1600-h/PA070072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqyb6mP1mgT-7e7S7_K1ZcB0e7C3FxkdIXiIBuyGbefL4XZQHTeZloPSWCfULL4yU4rw8xuu0rfEZ7colj8ZzTEOsaAZyOfuXX3c5KGMbJphsDTRQl1Y0PsruDdhnASZ7hyphenhyphenZ4eg/s400/PA070072.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185370753562551442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYmri5ZpLGFxGkc9AOS0w3AK0QWLDiNkDYhB6w0AW3Fc9ek4gbXnbIqHHGNrIKSZMnh3TVCv1al1Rzr-Z9oXK8UyX5X1JZ8xxt2VbUGLSPHj4nvdx3SDcgjny_tVMMpeA7NsFrA/s1600-h/PA070074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYmri5ZpLGFxGkc9AOS0w3AK0QWLDiNkDYhB6w0AW3Fc9ek4gbXnbIqHHGNrIKSZMnh3TVCv1al1Rzr-Z9oXK8UyX5X1JZ8xxt2VbUGLSPHj4nvdx3SDcgjny_tVMMpeA7NsFrA/s400/PA070074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185370757857518754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_wI_k3DjY_bNkmSmfaSmudPQGlurm09HLp1elnt9Ys9xIgVLWLBn953M1nOZoGIT5d3zgDKafyTjNBMJZRr7WEcQP376q4gPZnbLCdSFBGS6fpQYG8iqaaW5tOd7ew3lKb1k4w/s1600-h/PA070077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_wI_k3DjY_bNkmSmfaSmudPQGlurm09HLp1elnt9Ys9xIgVLWLBn953M1nOZoGIT5d3zgDKafyTjNBMJZRr7WEcQP376q4gPZnbLCdSFBGS6fpQYG8iqaaW5tOd7ew3lKb1k4w/s400/PA070077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185370766447453362" /></a><br /><br />Por Arriba,<br /><br />Por Abajo,<br /><br />Por el centro..<br /><br />y por dentro!<br /><br />CHEERS!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-88470867055662474862008-03-25T16:28:00.002+01:002008-03-25T16:39:09.438+01:00Easter PaellaPaella for 8. Easter Saturday was quite warm so presented the opportunity to make an outdoor paella. Now normally we do this on the BBQ but there were 8 people coming which naturally means you need a paella pan for at least 12!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wr77z_KAkD21BdNo7m7m5T2LDzYj48J2yFXwKw5DXxgVO31mfzi4WF5KB0uAGi6qxkBWZ2mQJ4n47EFgVN4_w4RiO6QxlQLes_V2voDSmKoR0AAOp4B7pRnQWNZbMLl5HLXmmg/s1600-h/PC220022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wr77z_KAkD21BdNo7m7m5T2LDzYj48J2yFXwKw5DXxgVO31mfzi4WF5KB0uAGi6qxkBWZ2mQJ4n47EFgVN4_w4RiO6QxlQLes_V2voDSmKoR0AAOp4B7pRnQWNZbMLl5HLXmmg/s400/PC220022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181702435765553506" /></a><br /><br />An outdoor gas burner is a handy piece of kit, all you need is a length of gas hose and a regulator (unless you nick the reg from the gas oven like we did)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq2jx-ubZ0lAaBR-rCqBE1jQKTxMTJbnk_1AuXqt3fXIYfvFe-_YpDamEHvtpV8YHs7-aXe3zNz5TWgQ6Ffc7CumKE8h63VXSghPpHDRgyLXl75fc8LYWYtEOVnMWwDGfkluUvA/s1600-h/paella+9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq2jx-ubZ0lAaBR-rCqBE1jQKTxMTJbnk_1AuXqt3fXIYfvFe-_YpDamEHvtpV8YHs7-aXe3zNz5TWgQ6Ffc7CumKE8h63VXSghPpHDRgyLXl75fc8LYWYtEOVnMWwDGfkluUvA/s400/paella+9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181702448650455410" /></a><br /><br />Bubbling away and nearly ready....recipe - chicken breast and pork rib paella, the best paella is when you can get your hands all messy..! Very nice and a great occasion for the family visitors and th neighbours.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-71181384685575510962008-02-26T17:41:00.002+01:002008-02-26T18:00:41.784+01:00More Stuff - More StorageSince building the new office, shifting bedrooms and creating store rooms we havnt had a great deal of time to finish off some off the cosmetics we had planned for the new year. However, a free day landed and there I was clad with the most knackered pair of tracky bottoms and torn, paint covered t-shirt... Bring back the old days!<br /><br />A relatively simple job that was born the evening before - CD/DVD storage, up until now all our media was stored in boxes so we decided to build a bookcase.<br /><br />Tools required..very little, 4 wooden ham boxes, 12 stones from the campo and that bag of yeso that is always in stock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9kS4e4o0q39Fxx6ugPiJWNrTdweFAvEcv_GRffoQBdq5rvf_idCKUP8ICggy3L6h20lDy2KLbNcfx2vRWoyVkm2WF8qWFk2clAv6_J5Ylpgd3QYOln_QTT0GXWhRl6gF5xWFIQ/s1600-h/PB270002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9kS4e4o0q39Fxx6ugPiJWNrTdweFAvEcv_GRffoQBdq5rvf_idCKUP8ICggy3L6h20lDy2KLbNcfx2vRWoyVkm2WF8qWFk2clAv6_J5Ylpgd3QYOln_QTT0GXWhRl6gF5xWFIQ/s400/PB270002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171330867779213970" /></a><br /><br />Still needs a lick of paint but basicly stacked boxes, secured and wedged, plastered in with a decorative stone effect and stained.<br /><br />Total cost: yeso 8e / stones free / paint 8e / ham boxes...6e each<br /><br />Cheap and effective storage, nice and rustic to suit the cave bar...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-29508212043089443512008-02-19T19:56:00.003+01:002008-02-19T20:20:57.814+01:00Carnival!Today was the turn of the childrens "Carnival" Anyone who who has kids in Spain will know all about this! A great event where all the kids get dressed up and parade through the village, loud music, lots of fun and the kids realy enjoy the event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXMMhhdILqpUDSSRVb7BWjXBW8JpgDvkVDvR5xim2VteObrC6VMKj7XxC9Yair0yj4MiJqHPeaAvvYexynnWbDcdfIhYp4J9V1ikSSLFifqsbcIVfe-eSRkuVyUzQjv39qoouaQ/s1600-h/PB200108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXMMhhdILqpUDSSRVb7BWjXBW8JpgDvkVDvR5xim2VteObrC6VMKj7XxC9Yair0yj4MiJqHPeaAvvYexynnWbDcdfIhYp4J9V1ikSSLFifqsbcIVfe-eSRkuVyUzQjv39qoouaQ/s400/PB200108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168769890449758754" /></a><br /><br />Nicolas - our friendly local policeman with CR Junior...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWMlnBRSr2DEt0ugUI-kOE6_NIy-TQCnn904qNV0svNEmz11yUPGhRgk0gMFqozDcAg_wPo_-9jdTVLnSuXhZd0eSiedEKkIIzeFDRrKC0_VTLr-WMCBW5Zap9U4a_FQ7ihTEKA/s1600-h/PB200106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWMlnBRSr2DEt0ugUI-kOE6_NIy-TQCnn904qNV0svNEmz11yUPGhRgk0gMFqozDcAg_wPo_-9jdTVLnSuXhZd0eSiedEKkIIzeFDRrKC0_VTLr-WMCBW5Zap9U4a_FQ7ihTEKA/s400/PB200106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168769911924595250" /></a><br /><br />Through the streets.. one of the themes this year was "grapes" so how do you dress your kids in grapes? Balloons! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCSL0p9xcdDEvTUIDRbhgHYBynzKsawXyjuAeXGhNJz5CedggsPaieb89YwpEvBcQnLQgL7Oj7EpydaoR8q-1j34mQJYRNZAPIfURr6dBTw67zvqoodS0jXN8SOqabW8YYTmCsQ/s1600-h/PB200098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCSL0p9xcdDEvTUIDRbhgHYBynzKsawXyjuAeXGhNJz5CedggsPaieb89YwpEvBcQnLQgL7Oj7EpydaoR8q-1j34mQJYRNZAPIfURr6dBTw67zvqoodS0jXN8SOqabW8YYTmCsQ/s400/PB200098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168769924809497154" /></a><br /><br />No-one escapes, even the older generation are up for it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bqBYSYsDtbdtWXgew5Zvho_b7d-5UMfbWc3cBxjcFFfLbkP4NAGsh6Xwrx6Slh25nknVUxQLAhnoMH9aFMZ7VV195l7y2LOff407FDcLYyYycZPtsLbePix0fyXQp-8Jf4nGSw/s1600-h/PB200093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bqBYSYsDtbdtWXgew5Zvho_b7d-5UMfbWc3cBxjcFFfLbkP4NAGsh6Xwrx6Slh25nknVUxQLAhnoMH9aFMZ7VV195l7y2LOff407FDcLYyYycZPtsLbePix0fyXQp-8Jf4nGSw/s400/PB200093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168770032183679570" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-6361200600095102732008-02-11T18:43:00.000+01:002008-02-11T19:25:53.948+01:00Living in a cave - a typical conversation...1) Alright mate, pleased to meet ya"<br />2) Hi, hows it going, nice to meet you"<br /><br />...bla bla bla (usual pleasantries)<br /><br />1) So where you from then?<br />2) Newcastle originaly but now living in Spain<br /><br />1) Oh right, made the move then and buggered off to better climes, good on ya<br />2) Yeah, it was a good move, certainly better weather!<br /><br />1) So where in Spain?<br />2) In the south, Andalucia in the Granada region, pretty rural...<br /><br />1) Not on the costa del crime then?<br />2) No, up in the hills, you know, real Spain..<br /><br />1) Champion, always wanted to do that. So What kind of place you got then?<br />2) Nice place up in the hills, great views, 10 rooms, big garden, love the place - we live in a cave.<br /><br />1) Eh?<br />2) A Spanish cave house<br /><br />.......contemplation.....<br /><br />1) Heard about Carol Smillie talking about one of them places a few years back.., so you live in one of them caves?<br />2) Yup<br /><br />1) Do you have, like, water and all that?<br />2) Funnily enough, yes. On mains<br /><br />1) And what about electric? You got proper lights and everything? Is it not damp? and what about the windows? Any windows?<br />2) Three windows, a front door, lights, internet, electrics the lot.<br /><br />1) Christ! Internet aswell! hows that like?<br />2) A box that bounces signals...sits on the cave roof..<br /><br />1) Hells teeth, so non of them staglegtitty things hanging off the roof dripping water then?<br />2) No<br /><br />1) So....errrrm do you go underground?<br />2) Not so much under but "in" the cave is dug into the mountain side<br /><br />1) Bloody hell, is it not claustrophobic?<br />2) No not unless you are, high ceilings, big rooms and just like a house - imagine a bungalow in the UK... just underground.<br /><br />1) Aye right, must be dark though being under ground and all that..<br />2) Not really, slightly darker than a matchbox built semi that costs 3 times the price maybe.<br /><br />1) Council tax?<br />2) Yup, went up last year, not happy<br /><br />1) Stuffed on ours and they never even get the bins every week now 25 different coloured bins to fill an all!, costs us 130 quid a month, whats yours up to?<br />2) About 8 quid in UK pounds..<br /><br />1) Eh? bloody madness that!<br />2) A year..<br /><br />1)...<span style="font-weight:bold;">@@#$$%%^*&(&^^ hell!<br /></span><br /><br />To be continued...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-11128684056231486772008-02-09T11:56:00.000+01:002008-02-09T12:11:17.059+01:00It's a boy thing...Since last Christmas we have had friends and family asking for photos of the Scalextric so we thought a few on the blog would be good as well. CR Junior has been hounding me ever since Boxing day for "a couple of laps" every five minutes and the collection is building up quite nicely too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0InLlWhOLukuajteDKmD3ksEGR7netTTdOCuacZx8UBn5Qyhnx8tCbwWYPnVwui6YnWmOJquLQI0XrL9gbm7kg3ZrRLuThdswEpdqWlmzGTFMZBiuEuOkHe8y9m-qzypXkUh5g/s1600-h/PB100006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0InLlWhOLukuajteDKmD3ksEGR7netTTdOCuacZx8UBn5Qyhnx8tCbwWYPnVwui6YnWmOJquLQI0XrL9gbm7kg3ZrRLuThdswEpdqWlmzGTFMZBiuEuOkHe8y9m-qzypXkUh5g/s400/PB100006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164933964963387794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHBUKdkkzC0R-9M9Rk8uArXrLUxntj3SSmkXcav6-3bktxL2sSwM1LHOcP3plL4hxT6beidBOnxZUdoFjSfNL8UqM356T1J-8Cjfz_h4ifKWnVA02L5llUzBsy4bMMfdAerrSqg/s1600-h/PB100009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHBUKdkkzC0R-9M9Rk8uArXrLUxntj3SSmkXcav6-3bktxL2sSwM1LHOcP3plL4hxT6beidBOnxZUdoFjSfNL8UqM356T1J-8Cjfz_h4ifKWnVA02L5llUzBsy4bMMfdAerrSqg/s400/PB100009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164933973553322402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUmV__xmxxaRBUjzcECSbwR1TtOjs-q_s4oOkgLGn0jcrEZqZu17U8naVSukfV1oIZZ3AYNmbD67feAZDLtQGh6oQJV6egzu6pwGDYR_FztZ9D7H3SoJsEQP3Ex3J_ISEJmGkCw/s1600-h/PB100008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUmV__xmxxaRBUjzcECSbwR1TtOjs-q_s4oOkgLGn0jcrEZqZu17U8naVSukfV1oIZZ3AYNmbD67feAZDLtQGh6oQJV6egzu6pwGDYR_FztZ9D7H3SoJsEQP3Ex3J_ISEJmGkCw/s400/PB100008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164933982143257010" /></a><br /><br />...the circuit has even managed to gain some local business sponsorship!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqiIfu4AxEM5oNCyMYoe4tjCjfMeO9EKprRrW4ruNDbXQHvWGyL6t57Jl3cym3T1GmYCBRmsc3X7Ul562_t27yo8Jh-s2UJxw9dDy0DHJhXlAUwxFYx3Tf5fH9VZVfg87tdBeTA/s1600-h/PB100004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqiIfu4AxEM5oNCyMYoe4tjCjfMeO9EKprRrW4ruNDbXQHvWGyL6t57Jl3cym3T1GmYCBRmsc3X7Ul562_t27yo8Jh-s2UJxw9dDy0DHJhXlAUwxFYx3Tf5fH9VZVfg87tdBeTA/s400/PB100004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164933986438224322" /></a><br /><br />and just for a hoot take a look at this video,<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBtJ-bngT_U&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBtJ-bngT_U&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-81057399734824992332008-02-03T14:33:00.000+01:002008-02-03T14:57:37.289+01:00Adios, off back to EnglandWell not me, no way in hell!! There are however an increasing number of british ex-pats deciding not to be ex-pats anymore.. The law of numbers would dictate that the more people who move to the area, the more who will decide to sell up and leave.<br /><br />Work tends to be a real issue in some circumstances, there isnt much opportunity about for employment so if money is something you need acheive once here its definatly worth planning way ahead, organising something up front before the big move and an absolute essential is a basic grasp of the lingo - without that getting a job will be very hard to say the least.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTRTNLLe2mlJlOD-jIA4hDqh1b45qX10_CRIHkuQvTud1dLCGc_Hp6e2NX4SZv_43Oc2HlY8qI7ZuQsfmtxm9yU_2zRq_cc8afRIyANreLywwzU_Crf7iThuGYt6uvLOsho0G9w/s1600-h/PB270007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTRTNLLe2mlJlOD-jIA4hDqh1b45qX10_CRIHkuQvTud1dLCGc_Hp6e2NX4SZv_43Oc2HlY8qI7ZuQsfmtxm9yU_2zRq_cc8afRIyANreLywwzU_Crf7iThuGYt6uvLOsho0G9w/s400/PB270007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162747810030390450" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes the area doesnt turn out to be what people expected. Very rural, too cold in winter, mad hot in the summer and again, the lingo makes everyday tasks a challenge. Whatever the reason people return to the UK there is no substitute for planning (and lots of it)<br /><br />It always amazes me, those who sell up and move lock stock - then 3 months later they are off again back to the place they left behind in the first place. Makes no sense to me at all. Everyone makes mistakes, its a fact of life but what a big mistake to make...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-19471411044074960092008-01-24T17:34:00.000+01:002008-01-24T17:51:57.915+01:00Shouldnt you be in bed?Even in the winter months rural village residents still tend to have a siesta - seems like summer habits die hard! However we did catch this guy at around 4.00pm tending to his horse in the street... everywhere else was deserted. Accommodating as ever this Orce resident offered to get out of the way for the photo. Mrs CR just caught him though as he saw us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34tmCZVutdvQ824rKPlEwnLyePJl7MomTDmCkPG7mxW_nSl846_Kif7sNNKuAnM4xM7pBb9IuKEW2tY7k6aZssjXySmYcjSQ1wL15U0xwZf9qXFLRxzalRuHmWdC6tsMSJqYNBQ/s1600-h/PA220037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34tmCZVutdvQ824rKPlEwnLyePJl7MomTDmCkPG7mxW_nSl846_Kif7sNNKuAnM4xM7pBb9IuKEW2tY7k6aZssjXySmYcjSQ1wL15U0xwZf9qXFLRxzalRuHmWdC6tsMSJqYNBQ/s400/PA220037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159083713300630530" /></a><br /><br />Nobody here... even in summer the streets are deserted, nightime though the picture below would be full of colour and atmosphere. Winter is a cold and dreary season (as with everywhere else) in Orce though spirits are just the same as in the Summer season - the locals never seem to suffer from grey weather sydrome! Lively as ever in the shops come rain or shine, only difference is the odd cry of "Madre Mia, Que Frio!) same in summer mind when its "ooof Que Calor!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO37B2eCZA11xZmYaa6u0eXkBUmyAyZUS4r058sTlinHYAF6DxOw-HrulSkOmVpyggsk2hYCu_boavJUusoYVwhHW-Zq6gcKxAz3Kw9tKOR_YmGJLvo3kCajFoGBLgsFirwVSnog/s1600-h/PA220024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO37B2eCZA11xZmYaa6u0eXkBUmyAyZUS4r058sTlinHYAF6DxOw-HrulSkOmVpyggsk2hYCu_boavJUusoYVwhHW-Zq6gcKxAz3Kw9tKOR_YmGJLvo3kCajFoGBLgsFirwVSnog/s400/PA220024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159083721890565138" /></a><br /><br />Roll on Spring, no doubt we will have snow before then though...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-9502779620684743922008-01-14T18:32:00.000+01:002008-01-14T18:51:07.369+01:00I'm Blue..There has been some recent discussion on the <a href="http://177601.aceboard.net/">Cave Forum</a> about photography in Andalucia. In my opinion there is never a bad time to get the camera in action - be quick in Spring and Autumn though - they never seem to last that long!<br /><br />Far from a "pro" I took these snaps the other morning around 11ish using a simple digital camera (Olympus FE 120)<br /><br />Its Blue...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueBidBDm1s-CXNMgaCJxwM_9sTWo_XTtzes42ZDsYZXRihqUvQpeaLheJ5PZUcHz357tvRjrxtMwrgqvXSHhb-9Vnu7vyco4VF2tIURA6swB_a5PyFV35lfZnr8yafx-HJvByhA/s1600-h/PA130001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueBidBDm1s-CXNMgaCJxwM_9sTWo_XTtzes42ZDsYZXRihqUvQpeaLheJ5PZUcHz357tvRjrxtMwrgqvXSHhb-9Vnu7vyco4VF2tIURA6swB_a5PyFV35lfZnr8yafx-HJvByhA/s400/PA130001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155388280178988754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TOJ55BXoGWVbgc8AH-s87AetFMmtOrLjlqBArThIZ0tWV_BQNMIhFwJ_XVk55Hrg5Q_JYnDSIgvcZySI5yyF65cADN3I9DOqtszgsqGvdGtSgEPF6_pCpdYIzvoksZ6Zt_uD8g/s1600-h/PA130002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TOJ55BXoGWVbgc8AH-s87AetFMmtOrLjlqBArThIZ0tWV_BQNMIhFwJ_XVk55Hrg5Q_JYnDSIgvcZySI5yyF65cADN3I9DOqtszgsqGvdGtSgEPF6_pCpdYIzvoksZ6Zt_uD8g/s400/PA130002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155388284473956066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLolDmrkgngJclaP2Ho-3CZNGQOXGPr2hsWk8KboieUQf6DH7AyF1xxjlfBbzUh0fBRge3f7PoVIAT-ZAlp9QfhVmzca8UJF3PgrGTBTw31QX12An4vKqXm93sP8pRGafQEsxmQ/s1600-h/PA130003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLolDmrkgngJclaP2Ho-3CZNGQOXGPr2hsWk8KboieUQf6DH7AyF1xxjlfBbzUh0fBRge3f7PoVIAT-ZAlp9QfhVmzca8UJF3PgrGTBTw31QX12An4vKqXm93sP8pRGafQEsxmQ/s400/PA130003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155388293063890674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8Bu4bKSyjjSt0_E1ursal82srbMcqeVJpQh0RDjnxIy_qbUkym3Ap-4YZc3HCd-_ChUoktOnhhDEPwIGKKcLCGI1LYcFLZGAFSU6efzqK6LWv4BtxX3p9Z9vVN_tcrzQ9N84tg/s1600-h/PA130009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8Bu4bKSyjjSt0_E1ursal82srbMcqeVJpQh0RDjnxIy_qbUkym3Ap-4YZc3HCd-_ChUoktOnhhDEPwIGKKcLCGI1LYcFLZGAFSU6efzqK6LWv4BtxX3p9Z9vVN_tcrzQ9N84tg/s400/PA130009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155388297358857986" /></a><br /><br />Wait until mid February when those mountains get dusted with snow. In our old terraced house in the UK the view was...well the next terrace.<br /><br />I never get tired of the view<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18081555.post-33024574480119701752008-01-11T19:03:00.000+01:002008-01-11T19:26:39.108+01:00Cave StorageOnce the office was built we had to start on the other side of the partition wall, not as finely finished but it didnt have to be...just neat enough.<br /><br />Plenty of bricks, no cement.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wbGwC3YspkA4DLrtsPRKX5lhWywVWD4NlO-sN04EztLHyWIBRj0OerYdsfDZV9olUnTJdjq5pqsFL3kDEK0Uu3Ora0RJl4Tb5a4xoFxu8zOMHuCvIQ1qm-mCSiYwQ7Fp7YPXNg/s1600-h/P9290011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wbGwC3YspkA4DLrtsPRKX5lhWywVWD4NlO-sN04EztLHyWIBRj0OerYdsfDZV9olUnTJdjq5pqsFL3kDEK0Uu3Ora0RJl4Tb5a4xoFxu8zOMHuCvIQ1qm-mCSiYwQ7Fp7YPXNg/s400/P9290011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154283103489349266" /></a><br /><br />A friend gave me a tip on yeso mixing - DONT. Contrary in most cases to everything else about yeso on the blog (we live and learn) if you dont mix yeso - even Rapido it doesnt set as quick as is easier to manage as it gives you more time, something the Spanish builders have known since yeso was invented. There is nothing wrong with mixing yeso - depends on the application but for most work just sprinkle it into the water and it will do the rest itself (notice the small "island of yeso powder" in the above pic, thats just about right.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-FkQ-XHqnFYeCMpPRCR-6bW4rOYST10UV4cjDO8rAzlPKMyzS25oZq2IcbGFWUVQuWKEQpBTlTZkQ5tvksb3PFyKww08RkDbCNkjq2d9-Ky_u96WymTWnIlL3RRYYZRcm3_SfQ/s1600-h/P9290012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-FkQ-XHqnFYeCMpPRCR-6bW4rOYST10UV4cjDO8rAzlPKMyzS25oZq2IcbGFWUVQuWKEQpBTlTZkQ5tvksb3PFyKww08RkDbCNkjq2d9-Ky_u96WymTWnIlL3RRYYZRcm3_SfQ/s400/P9290012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154283112079283874" /></a><br /><br />Shelf Racking, big items are stored elsewhere but a small stock room for smaller items is ideal. Here we used yeso as if it were cement, just clagging the bricks together in all the joins (particularly to the cave wall) smoothed off and painted with plastic paint for easier cleaning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaMHsdEK5eHNeEIEhbchf1Nla6Dw1xjps7CwQ185YlIYJLSoEe7u20kVbjzIGSd8s-LR0KSlCkKua4ISmHfmB50kR80ChqiB4rmR4ikktVTkYdz2nChwkjpai0lppRUBv-BzK0g/s1600-h/P9290016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaMHsdEK5eHNeEIEhbchf1Nla6Dw1xjps7CwQ185YlIYJLSoEe7u20kVbjzIGSd8s-LR0KSlCkKua4ISmHfmB50kR80ChqiB4rmR4ikktVTkYdz2nChwkjpai0lppRUBv-BzK0g/s400/P9290016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154283120669218482" /></a><br /><br />Just the job, total cost 67 euros<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7V06Fu5AlZoS_jh4rYUkiXR5ponliLDQLTykeyDJHtpKquDbyd8As5UAc_G0VaNIAT8DGTUFZdU611lpGRJVaYHObJGnequGTaHqWxlNyliccnMevIHUmPYoGkFWRnAGYnq_EA/s1600-h/P9300017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7V06Fu5AlZoS_jh4rYUkiXR5ponliLDQLTykeyDJHtpKquDbyd8As5UAc_G0VaNIAT8DGTUFZdU611lpGRJVaYHObJGnequGTaHqWxlNyliccnMevIHUmPYoGkFWRnAGYnq_EA/s400/P9300017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154283133554120386" /></a><br /><br />Adios for a short while, catchup time now!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Caves Andalucia, cave living, renovation on a budget, advice, culture, caves for sale</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017445246836327065noreply@blogger.com0