Day 27 - Tabernas to Motril via Las Alpujarras

 Woke with sunshine peaking through the curtains but the joy was tempered by the still present ridiculous winds. 

Forecasts are looking ropey everywhere so we’ve decided to have an extended driving day and are going to head into the Alpujarras mountains. 

Increasingly irritated by the Route 66 campsite where they don’t supply toilet tissue, or it seems empty the tissue bin , and this morning it was a cold shower, but the view from our pitch is lovely to wake to.

We drove through a little of the desert again and stopped a couple of times to remind ourselves how strong the wind was!

 It wasn’t long on the road before we started the mountain climb, heading straight into clouds… We’d chosen the smallest road option which was quite challenging at times with tight bends and narrow stretches. It was apparent that the views on a better day would be amazing, and we did catch glimpses between rain showers and driving through mist but really wasn’t hiking weather! Temperatures dropped as low as around 10 degrees when we were at the highest points (about 4000ft.



Had a lovely picnic at a rock climbing spot but could hardly stand outside of the van so it was eaten in the cab. With the lack of visibility we chose to drop down to the coast ready for the move to El Torcal tomorrow.


Winding down we made a few more stops when the clouds broke and for  the remains of the old aerial tram and the Roses Dam.  



 A lot of sitting though, so we were pleased when the weather broke a little as we approached Motril. We found a sea front carpark in Motril that we are told tolerates overnights and was beside a walkway ideal for an evening stroll. A grey stony beach but we’ll kept and lots of it. It had an usual ‘oasis’ alongside the river as it approached the beach which was lovely as the sun set, but also gave us our first mosquito bites.


Fingers crossed that we have got the right information on the car park as it’s a great spot. 



Miles so far: 1437

Steps today: 8,200 

DOvernight: Carpark at Playa de Poniente, Motril , free 


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