We left the coast and drove inland, through the Alpujarras, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada. First we drove past a lot of huge greenhouses. The province Almeria is known as the vegetable garden of Spain. The area is very dry, but thanks to a clever watering system a lot of vegetable grows…

We intended to go for a little stroll around the lighthouse, but it turned into a hike, as usual 😉 The area was just too interesting! The white rocks are tuffs, very old vulcanic material. There are a lot of basalt columns. One place reminded us of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland! We also…

That day we did a WOW walk! We started off at the Playa de los Genoveses and walked along the coast, past a few beaches, to the Playa del Barronal. These pictures can’t show how beautiful it is there – I suggest you go and have a look yourselves! There were always a few rocks…

We stayed at an idyllic place for the night (on the Mesa de Roldán), but the next day was windy and cool, so we drove off. We stopped at San José. It’s a touristy place, but due to the season there weren’t many people. On our walk to the harbour we saw some interesting plants…

Our first stop was in Carboneras, for a coffee. We watched a kite surfer, surfing in the strong wind! The next stop was at the Playa del Corral. The rocks and the rough sea were great to watch! Right next to that beach was the Mesa de Roldán. It’s a coral reef that was built…

Our morning walk around the beach, and to both sides of it, provided us with a lot of fantastic views. En route we saw different types of holiday places… Sometimes it turns out advantageous when I feel carsick – we have to stop for a break. On that occasion we stopped at a bird sanctuary…

What a beautiful coastline ! We then drove down the coast, past Aguilas, and past a lot of vegetable fields, to the Cabo Cope. Even more south, at the Playa La Carolina, we stopped for the night.

The Bateria de Castillitos (on Cabo Tiñoso) is another world war II ruin. If the reason for their existence wasn’t so terrible, the buildings themselves would look quite good, with their little towers. The guns were apparantly manufactured in Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness! I preferred taking photos of birds, rather than guns… On the way down the…

We intended to just go for a stroll around the lighthouse, but we ended up walking all over Cabo de Palos. We then drove on to the Cabo Tiñoso to stay for the night. The narrow and bumpy roads reminded us of Iceland 🙂 We walked up to the Bateria del Atalayõn (a military defence…

Before we drove off, we had another walk round the nature reserve. We then set out to find the pink lagoon (Laguna Salada de Torreviejo), but unfortunately it wasn’t the right time of year to see the pink colour. We went for a walk anyway, and we saw lots of lovely flowers, some birds, and…