And on to Mérida

A very “sheepy” day today in all respects... we drove through varied countryside for several hours. Cropping in long strips of all sorts. Lots of hay and baleage in places. Looks like they bale up barley for feedlots etc. We were heading for a sheep feedlot in Extremadura. The co-operative has 800+ members with an average flock size of 300 sheep. The feedlot finishes lambs for many markets. Tradition says that the first sheep exported to Australia came from the region. They don't look like merinos to us.  This is the feedlot where the labms are fattened for market. Usually about 10,000 lambs on site. Fed sheep nuts and straw.






On to a farm... no pics of them but these sheep were being looked after bu 3 really large dogs with long curly tails - protection from wolves etc.

And then there was the wool store and scour - everything processed - not quality wool!!

Merida is a city on a very historic site. Lots of roman connection etc. The bridge is over 1500 years old. 700m long there is evidence of it being refurbished in pre-roman times. It has to withstand a flood surge of over 4m so it's super sturdy.



More modern building in the central square.