The next walk of note was my second attempt at El Fuerte, a small mountain behind Frigliana. I tried initially to walk this with Alison, Carl and Ethan and Ellie inthe fist week. I don't know what was going on with me that day because I felt so unfit, out of breath and downright weird. … Continue reading Spain Again 7, El Fuerte
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Spain Again 6, Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (The Stone Spring)
Well I'm going to try and make this simple. Geology is not my strong point and visiting it was much simpler. Basically it's a shallow lagoon in a geological basin (so surrounded by mountains and hills where, water flows in and evaporates leaving salt deposits which have been exploited by ancient people, Romans, Moors and … Continue reading Spain Again 6, Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (The Stone Spring)
Spain Again 5, Finca Walks and Acebuchal
We had a few shorter walks around the Fincas and coast but not the precipitous walk that scared me.. A Finca is a bit like a croft as far as I can see. A plot of agricultural land with a house. Here in Andalusia it is dotted with them up the sides of hills and … Continue reading Spain Again 5, Finca Walks and Acebuchal
Spain Again 4, In-between days, Insects and Animals.
This is a bit out of sequence but I just wanted to remember shorter walks and some of the fantastic flora and fauna in an around Nerja. So we have had a few short outings. We climbed to Castillo Lizar above Frigliana. I visited this with Carl and Alison too on the aborted trip to … Continue reading Spain Again 4, In-between days, Insects and Animals.
Spain Again 3, Catminito del Rey
Not for those with a fear of heights! I'm all behind with my blogs so you might get a cluster. Clare, Margaret, Vicky and I booked months ahead to go on this trip. We set off at 6.15 in the morning and drove to the north west of Málaga. Our destination was at one time, … Continue reading Spain Again 3, Catminito del Rey
Spain Again 2, The Alhabrambra
The girls arrived on the Sunday to glorious hot sun. It's the usual suspects, me, Clare, Chris, Margaret, Vicky and this time Anna (her first visit).They had a few days acclimatising to the heat, swimming the the sea and pool and generally mooching about eating ice cream in copious amounts. In fact discussion was dominated … Continue reading Spain Again 2, The Alhabrambra
Spain Again!
So back to Nerja for more walking. In truth Ive been here two weeks already with my friends Alison, Carl and their children Ellie and Ethan.I haven't blogged their visit although we have walked a bit. This is mainly because Alison writes wicked poems about their holidays so I haven't felt the need and I'm … Continue reading Spain Again!
Spain, Last few days
The last few days Chirs went home and much to her disappointment the remainder of us went Kayaking around the cliffs from Burriana Beach, Nerja towards Marrow. Clare was anxious about this but, as it was only for a couple of hours and we had a guide she took the plunge! (Excuse the pun) Clare … Continue reading Spain, Last few days
Spain, Alhama de Granada
Using the suspect walking book again, we tried a short easy walk ( for grannies and push chairs) on the other side of the mountain range. By now Vicky had left us and Rosie, Clare's rather beautiful willowy daughter had joined us. She is definitely a spring chicken! The drive up was spectacular with impressive … Continue reading Spain, Alhama de Granada
Spain, El Torcal
I wanted to be on the road by 7am. It was a bit of a shock to the system after getting up in our own time for most of this holiday. There was method in my madness as you shall see. 50km North of Malaga is the small mountain range of El Torcal sitting 1300 … Continue reading Spain, El Torcal
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