Nixar Almeria

... boxed up the rest for my mini-bar fridge. As I was paying I asked the little old gal behind the bar if they sold beer or wine for take-away. She said yes to the vino. She told me it was diez -- 10. WHAT?!?!?!? I told her thanks but that it was okay. She said, "ocho! ocho!" I smiled and tried to explain in Spanish that my hotel sold bottles for 6 euro so not to worry I would just buy it there. She started shouting and throwing her fingers in my face, "cinco! cinco!" "tres? tres ...

I am on my way to Cabo de Gata from Granada. I, as usual, didn't do diligent enough research and so ended up in Almeria with a 4 hour layover. Normally I would be ecstatic about this as that is plenty of time to drop my bags at the station, roam around on a city bus and get a feel for one more Spanish city. However. Almeria doesn't believe in baggage drops at the station. In an "I am Josie. I am American." moment, I walked to a hotel to leave my bags there. No. Neither being ...

... with plastic td greenhouses that grow fruits and vegetables. You can not find a single area that doesn't have a plastic greenhouse. The mountains are very dry and rocky. We stopped in a town called Almerimar for lunch - a fishing village and big windsurfing and water sport area. The town has a marina and yacht club. There were tons of boats in the marina, but the town was pretty well shutdown for the winter. Only a handful of cafes were open. It was pretty quiet. We ...

Unfortunately, its was time to return to reality. Back on the road. Although, waking up and having a cooked breakfast and a packed lunch made for your journey is enough to raise anyones spirits.

After leaving we quickly came to our first obstacle. Once again we only had a motor way as an option. But whats this? a service road that runs along side of it. Wow our luck has completely changed. No, its just the same as it always was because after cycling 5 miles down this ...

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!! 

... an hour. Bus wound out of town into the hot-house area and eventually came to the Airport where there was a lot of construction work, so it didn't concern me that it didn't stop by what looked like the bus -stop as it was surrounded by diggers, etc.. As we appeared to leave the airport I asked the man beside me if there was another terminal & I thought he said yes. Anxiety levels increased as the runway disappeared into the distance and I got up and asked the ...

... 2009 ESPAGNE vers GRANADA on les fait fuir et on se couche...lendemain matin, grand soleil, on voit un pecheur arrivee de son bateau et decharger sa cargaison directemet sur la plage, du coup, on prend 1kilo de seiche a 8euros et les lave dans la mer. On se baigne apres mangerm un peu fraiche mais trop benefique... on se decide enfin a reprendre la route pour granada...

Alcazaba - Almería A maior fortaleza construída pelos muçulmanos na Espanha. A construção começou em 995 pelo califa de Córdoba e por volta do século 11 o complexo murado de Alcazaba era uma bem-sucedida medina, com palácios e jardins que competiam com a Alhambra, de Granada ...

... as a prison in one of the movies. I saw how this area could pass for Mexico, as it reminded me of the area around Guanajuato, Mexico, where I had once lived. The landscape was full of prickly pear cactii, red, dusty earth, and I could imagine Clint Eastwood squinting into the sun. We made our way to the beach, which was much more deserted than Isleta de Moro with ruins of a fort at one end, and we spent another lazy day swimming and reading. We had planned to stay in Cabo de Gata only ...

... dans un super endroit sous un grand arbre. On manger super bien avec apéro (et la salade de riz de Christine !) Arrivée à Almería à 16h15. Il n'y a pas trop de monde et on prend les billets sans problème. On attend une heure sur le quai avant de partir. A 19h00, le bateau démarre, et papa filme. Je ressens son excitation de loin, de très loin ! Sur le bateau, on commence à se sentir ailleurs. On entend du raï partout avec un m ...