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Monday June 5th 2023. Malaga -final day in Spain. As we approached our last Air BnB in Malaga, we found this unique way of using old Flamenco dresses as an art form. This person had a dozen or more dresses fastened to the balconies and metal work on their apartment and it was a great… Continue reading Day 21

Sunday June 4th 2023. Ronda – Day 2. This is our final day in Ronda and we were up early for morning walkie-run down to the valley for a few more pictures, then off to board the two hour afternoon bus ride to Malaga as our final destination in Spain.   The bus passed through… Continue reading Day 20

Saturday June 3rd 2023. Ronda – Day 1 of 2 Rising bright and early, we were on a whirlwind tour to see all of Ronda in a day, which according to a travel blog, was possible. We began with a visit to the Bullfight Ring that was the original birthplace of bull fighting in Spain.… Continue reading Day 19

Friday, June 2nd 2023. Granada – Day 3 of 3 Today is or final day in Granada and we packed up our luggage early and headed down towards the train station with each of us carrying our two panniers. Rather than carrying our gear around we though we’d store it in a locked storage area… Continue reading Day 18

Thursday, June 1st 2023. Granada – Day 2 of 3. Today we started up the road to visit the Alahambra which came with an uphill walk through Spruce, Citrus, Palm, Cyprus trees, water features, lookout benches, flower gardens and a vast mixture of shrubs and birds in what felt like a rainforest climate but yet… Continue reading Day 17

Wednesday, May 31st 2023. Granada – Day 1 of 3. We made it to Granada around 10:00 pm last night and met up with Roger and Carla who we haven’t seen for the past two weeks. Roger had tequila (past tense). Need I say more? By the time 3:00 am rolled around we were more… Continue reading Day 16

Tuesday, May 30th 2023. Alora to Malaga. The English couple who have owned this lovely farm just outside of Alora for the past 15 years (Sharon and Rich) have been kind enough to prepare a breakfast for us this morning. We enjoyed our fresh squeezed orange juice made from their own oranges while sitting outside… Continue reading Day 15

Monday, May 29th 2023. Ardales to Alora Today began with…another uphill! This one was over after three kilometres or so after dropping down into the valley highway junction upon leaving the town of Ardales. We did a little map verification at the crossroads and reconfirmed our route that would take us towards Ardales Lake. This… Continue reading Day 14

Sunday, May 28th 2023. Setenil de las Bodegas to Ardales. We’ve awoke from our cave at 7:00 am after a very restful sleep in complete silence. It was kind of cave like really, imagine that, especially since we occupied the back bedroom of the cave away from the narrow front road that had traffic until… Continue reading Day 13

Saturday, May 27th 2023 Setenil de las Bodegas Our day starts off with Churros and Cafe con leche looking over the ravine thats etched into the stark landscape of the Setenil de las Bodegas townsite itself. This region has been the stronghold of mankind for thousands of years. It’s provided and protected it inhabitants for… Continue reading Day 12