Went on another little mission to find a New Year’s Eve swimming spot today. It was still pretty windy, so checked the map and forecast, to work out where the best places might be. Opted for the secluded beach of Canuelo. About a kilometer along a small track led us to the beautiful empty beach. Read more

Our last chance for a surf today and although we already knew it would be too windy, we went down to the beaches of Tarifa just to be sure… Again, it was another delightfully bright day, but the wind was way too strong. But on the plus side, we got to explore around Tarifa and Read more

The initial plan was to go surfing on this Atlantic stretch of wild coastline. But as is the way with planning any surf trip, unfortunately, you can’t pre-order the conditions. Slightly frustratingly, the conditions had been great last week. We almost had everything we needed. We still had the blue skies, warm temperatures, a nice Read more

When you’re away from home as much as we are, it’s no surprise that we’ve slept through a full range of accommodation experiences. Some good, others less so. I don’t know what it is about Spain, or more particularly, Spain at New Year, but of the three trips I’ve had here over the years, during Read more

Said our farewells to Ronda and set of westwards to the coast. Time passed by quickly and we were soon on the Atlantic coast looking out to sea. We parked up at the station and set off on foot into the old city to see what we could see. There are some pretty ornate buildings Read more

Sometimes a visit to the good old fashioned tourist office can really come up with the goods. Having been unable to find online, a bike hire shop that was open at this time of year, the lady manning the Ronda desk, pointed us in the direction of Jesus’ Bike Shop – conveniently located just ten Read more