Our second glorious fiesta was on Good Friday, in the town of Lorca. We have visited Lorca twice before, once to see the goldwork museums there, and once for the fiesta.

This time we had seats, in a fabulous position near the start of the parade. This fiesta is one of the most amazing celebrations I have ever seen. Not only are there all of the stunning icons, but also floats with Ceasar, Cleopatra, various other Roman and Egyptian nobles, a Byzantine queen and the Pope!

The scale of this is hard to take in, and also includes chariots, incredible horse displays and groups of the iconic Semana Santa headdresses. It takes three hours to pass and just gets better and better.

This year, we had time for a good wander round before everything started, and a close up look at the floats.

They are even more incredible when you consider some are carried for three hours, on the shoulders of both men and women, particularly women for the icons of the Virgen Mary.

The costumes are just mind blowing, from the opulence of Cleopatra, to the detail of her companions. The embroidery on the charioteer’s cloaks, details different parts of the Bible story.

It is all just magical, and a testament to the many hours of work by the very talented embroiderers who made this possible, some of whom we met on our first visit. 

Life here in Scotland continues to be very good. We have been busy getting the campsite to look its best after the long

Meanwhile I hope you are all having as much fun as I am, and thanks for visiting.