Fab Fiesta Frenzy!

Its August which means in Asturias its fiesta time! 

Every village hosts their own and they are  either a day long or last a full weekend. They normally come to an end mid September.

Close to The Mill are the villages of Priede and Samalea so we went along to see what it was all about.

After a 3km trek uphill (for uphill read mountain!) we arrived and had a cold beer.

The beer was cold - I was hot and almost the same colour as my t-shirt!

We arrived to silence! The menfolk were in a serious card game. Nathan went to watch. There were only 40 cards in the deck but he couldnt figure it out which game they were playing. 

Next came the childrens games!

Despite having only a smattering of Spanish Shanna joined in.

Huddling together to think of a team name.

Hoopla!

Carrera de sacos.

The children were from ages 3 to 10 years old. They all got on, there was no sulking or moaning. It was quite refreshing!

The finale was a tug of war!

Needless to say Shanna was thrilled with her prizes!

We headed home soon after as the music and singers weren't due to start until midnight! Eek! It had already been a long day.

We couldn't leave without a final go on the bouncycastle!

The bouncycastle with a view!

We are busily trying to find out where our next fiesta will be...