Ricota Valley, A tribute drive to Eric Clarke.
The skies were not so clear when 31 members and friends gathered at Santomera Services for the Ricote Valley Drive – a tribute to Eric Clarke and one of his favourite drives. We were all delighted that Eric`s wife, Ann was able to join the drive, accompanied by Tony Botten and hope to see more of them in future.
As we turned off the motorway towards the lovely villages nestled within the valley, the skies cleared and the weather favoured us with blue skies.
Following a lovely drive, a visit to the water wheels in Abaran and a coffee stop, we noticed that one of the participants was missing and a cry went up “Where`s Brian?” He disappeared at a roundabout and was not seen or heard of again! Carrying on through the beautiful scenery, we went through Blanca and stopped at Ojos to sample the “drunken cakes” One lucky lady found the local market and bought one or two items.
Back on track and we made our way back to the motorway and made for our lunch stop, Dos Palmeras in San Isidro. We arrived unscathed in spite of some hefty roadworks throwing themselves in our way. Not to be deterred, we enjoyed a delicious lunch then made our way home, a most ejoyable day with quite a few of the members threatening to retun on the same route with friends and family.
Thank you Eric. That says it all.