A blue sky Christmas morning greeted us today out on the terrace. It was a suitably slow start, soaking up the warmth, while we enjoyed an al fresco breakfast of warm croissants and coffee, while the sun gathered it’s heat. By 9:30, we were in our shorts and in no rush to leave, so stayed Read more

A few months back, while beginning to plan this trip, we toyed for a while about completing the multi-day long distance hiking route along the south coast of Spain. For various reasons, we decided against doing the whole journey, but still fancied sampling a section or two. As it turned out, the timings and weather Read more

Although somewhat tiring last night, I usually enjoy arriving somewhere new after dark. The reason being that in the morning, you wake up to a totally new view. The apartment we are staying is super old (the kind of place where if you put the kettle on and try and use any other electrical device Read more

In the Easter holidays of 1998, I took a trip along the infamous Caminito del Ray through the enormous cliffs of the gorge at El Chorro, while on a climbing trip in the area. It took me days to build up the courage to commit to going on it and I can still vividly remember Read more

A short drive from where we are staying is the famous El Chorro Gorge. If you follow the bumpy tarmac road around the hillside, the next port of call is a small town called Valle de Abdalajis and the site of our chosen crags. The routes are all made of a limestone that has weathered Read more

Thankfully the rain in Spain, did go mainly down the drain, but boy was there a lot of it! We woke in the night to hear it hammering down outside and pouring off the roof tops as there seems the invention of guttering has been slow to catch on here. It continued through most of Read more