Day 39: ?

Another round of where in the world are Mo and Jon.

We headed into the Sierra Nevada mountains today, the highest peaks in Spain. You could just see a bit of snow on the top of a couple of them, which was surprising to see from the desert we were driving through. We arrived in an accient town known for it´s cave dwellings where the first settlers in the area, primitive man, cut caves into the sides of the red clay hills surrounding the valley thousands of years ago. Moorish and Christian settlers expanded the caves centuries ago and turned them into permenant houses. We went to take a look at the caves and were invited by a random woman to take a look inside her cave home. She told us it was carved out by hand over 500 years ago. Today all of the caves have the walls and ceilings covered in a white wash creating a smooth, clean surface. From the valey floor you can just see white spots on the sides of the surrounding hills with small white chimnies poking out. Despite the desert outside, inside the cave houses are a constant 20 degrees.

Tomorrow: Still not sure.

The Pic: These are some of the chiminies that poke out of the top of the hill. Underneath each is a house carved out of the red clay valley wall.