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Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...
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Pedometers, Any Recommended Ones?

I found my pedometer, the batteries didn´t work. I bought some new batteries and mislaid the pedometer. This sort of thing happen to you?

Finally found both and got them into hubby´s hands. The darn thing resets itself when the batteries die. Is that normal? Oh for simplicity, I´m too impatient for that sort of thing.

Hopefully now I´ll get to measure some of the walks and get the guides written.

As well as a simpler pedometer I need some new or old worn-in trainers. Mine have holes in the uppers now and dear old (dim) Jim the dog is helping them grow.

I´m reluctant to change them though as even before I get the screen door open he knows what´s about to happen. He gets so excited, even if we go off in the car he´s there at the rear wheel coming with us. Never sure whether that´s clever or the reverse.

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