Leaving in the morning we took A-319 along the shores of the Guadalquiver reservoir, a fabulous road with many twisties and beautiful views. We picked up the A-317 at Horos and continued on to Siles. In this stretch we encountered a police officer who instructed us to stop. Moments later a bicycle road race came through. After it cleared we were allowed to proceed.
Continuing on past Riopar we took the CM3203 through to Ayna which is a small enclave nestled in the hills with twisty roads up and through it.
From Ayna we continued up into Penas de San Pedro where they have the Castle de San Pedro, which despite being inland quite a bit is very close to sea level in altitude. Continuing on CM-3203 we encircled Albacete before arriving at our hotel outside Utiel. This ‘hotel restaurant was typical of many in this part of Spain where it is roadside and somewhat remote but equipped with its own restaurant. Ours happened to be hosting a local party which proved entertaining while we had our meal.
