Taray Orgiva

... the day from Olly: "We came down here to see what it would be like to sleep here Chris. We the discovered its the kind of place that goats get brutally masacred. Therefore, Its not a good place to sleep, is it." Despite Ollys compelling arguement the thing that changed my mind was the sketchy guy the kept cycling near us. When he returned with more friends to look at us I thought F**k this, lets do some night riding. The decision was further reinforced when we left because we ...

Returned to San Jose. Next day drove around to the town of Cabo de Gata, saw the salt-pans, went up the the "Cape", saw the incredible beach of Cabo de Gata, had great lunch there, then went around to the beach at Monsul. Eventually decided I HAD to leave!! 

... The terrain became more and more barren. This is the area where all the "spaghetti westerns" (Good Bad & Ugly, etc) were filmed in the 60's and 70's. Allegedly because it looks just like Arizona, but I wouldn't know because I've never been there. Reputedly, it's the driest part of Europe.  I headed off the motorway towards Tavernas, spotting a couple of "Wild West" towns along the way, and went to "Mini-Hollywood" which is basically a theme park. Having ...

... 20 bornes en rebroussant chemin vers cabo de gata....magnifiaue endroit, on arrive en 4x4 carrement sur la plage, on trouve une petite epicerie qu on a devalisem pates, saucisson, courgettes, lard au bord e l eau, etla, surprise, une bande de chats loubards nous barre la route et essqient de nous manger notre repas...il faisait un peu frais et beaucoup de vent SAMEDI 02 ...

... olive trees. The foothills around are a mass of almond blossom. The town has several claims to a modest fame. It is the administrative centre of the Alpujarras, a collection of isolated Moorish villages whose white houses cling to the mountainside in tiers, one above the other. It was here that the Moors stayed longest before they were finally ousted and replaced by Christian settlers in 1609. The river flowing through the ...

... sorting out things for the van most of the time. As I still had planned to go traveling to India in February it did not leave me much time to sort things out in Holland, converting the van at the same time. Left me with a completely stressed feeling, trying to get things done here, racing to NL after. But now a little angel told me to relax, plan to go to India later! So away is the stressed feeling! Xmas I spend at Bennies on the hill, not anywhere near my ...

... the interieur. Trying to cope with the COLD weather here, rearranging my house to create a smaller living space. Lots of nice and interesting talks with people around here in between. Will tell you all about it later. Photos to come soon as well. For now I want to wish all of you a great Xmas and upcoming New Year! That 2009 may be a good as this year, with new great adventures and lots of things to learn! Time is irralevant, live the moment!

... friday night is Baghan night, which means meeting up in a large tipi to sing Indian songs together, hurdled around the fireplace. Would love to go to India myself soon. This plan is in th e making.. hihi As most of you know, my original plan was to be back in Holland at the beginning of november, but plans changed over time. When arriving here in Spain, living in Beneficio I realized I wanted to stay here a longer. Been learning lots here and ...

... 7 people. Stopping in Nerja for chilling on the beach on the way over and back. Naked jumping in the mediteranean see! I love Spain!! The Yoga thing is interesting, but also a bit commercial. Not exactly what most of us expected, but me and 2 French people stay for some meditation and yoga sessions, the rest heads out to the beach. We sleep in the nearby forest hills, camping out for free. After a visit at Balta´s place, a raw food eater, living north of Marbella with great ...

... lui donner le « papier vert » pour rentrer la voiture au Maroc. On ne nous donne pas le papier, il faudra le demander à terre. On continue à manger et on va faire tamponner les passeports. On va un peu dehors et avec Flo, nous avons une discussion avec un marocain qui est pas très ouvert, mais gentil. Et voilà, on est descendues et il reste environ deux heures avant l'arrivée à Nador. On y arrive à 23h30, heure locale. 109980km au compteur.