Buenos Dias,
In the end we decided to stay another 3 nights in Torrox. After all it had the "best climate in Europe", the campsite was full of Mango and Avocado trees, the walk down to the coast was first along an avenue lined with Seville Orange trees holding enough ripe fruit to keep you in marmalade for years; the avenue led onto an ancient track alongside a clear stream running down from the mountain, alongside the river were a series of allotments and the sight of a shepherd grazing his 6 sheep and a goat.The town had a good market and decent restaurants and the walk back ended at a bar which, if it had served Holts Bitter, would have been the perfect climax. Sadly, San Miguel is practically undrinkable but the red label Mahou at least has a bit of taste.
So on Friday we headed east about 150 miles along the main road towards our latest destination of Roquetas de Mar. We passed snow capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada but the weather here is certainly not snowy. This site is close to the beach and an easy 4km cycle into town. Yesterday the thermometer hit 80 fahrenheit and today is even a little warmer. The town is more of a working town than resort and all the beachside restaurants are typically Spanish and the one we tried was excellent. Three courses, a couple of glasses of wine and two espressos for 24 Euros. The place was jammed and they were queueing outside as we left at 3pm. The Spanish don't even consider starting lunch till 2:30 so we always try and sit down by 2:00 to beat the local rush.
This morning we decided on a game of tennis before it got too warm. Too warm came at midday so a cool shower and a cooler beer followed. We will probably spend the week here as the weather looks set fair. I know winter will arrive soon enough but for so long as we can postpone it the better. We know how lucky we are!
Adios
J & P
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