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We left Chipiona around 6pm, heading to my nephew Manuel's house in Facinas, which is fairly close to Gibraltar. We'd be spending two nights in his house, and going to Gibraltar tomorrow. We had a bit of trouble finding his house, since it was basically part of the farming outskirts, but we finally made it. His house may not look like much from the outside, but it was quite nice, with 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, and a nice patio. We met his girlfriend, who was quite nice, and worked for a company that was determining the damage done by the wind turbines on birds. Manuel worked as an engineer for Airbus, so he could work anywhere, including from home. The next day we loaded up Consuelo's car, with people, and headed to Gibraltar. My brother-in-law ... read more

Today was our last day in Malaga, so again we got up pretty late, and just wandered around town. We ate lunch at the Restaurant Malaka. We both ordered Ensaladilla and I ordered a shrimp pincho. The ensaladilla rusa was pretty good, although a bit sweet. The shrimp pincho was very good, and the only thing wrong with it was there wasn't enough. After lunch we wandered back to the pension to take a nap. We watched a movie and then about 7pm we decided to walk back down to the beach. We walked the whole beach, and stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I didn't take a picture, and I don't remember the name, but Manoli ordered ham and mushrooms and I ordered albondigas (meatballs). They were both quite good. After dinner, since we were ... read more

Today was our day to walk the Caminito del Rey, a very famous "hanging walkway". We'd booked it a couple of days ago, for us and Salome. The tour started by picking us up in a bus in front of the Ayuntamiento at like 8:30am, so we had to get up early and walk down. The bus arrived on time, and was apparently pretty full. After boarding, and our guide introducing herself, in English, Spanish, and French, we headed towards the town of Ardales. Just before arriving, we stopped at a large gas station/store for our restroom, drink and snack break. The guide told us there would be limited availability of those things at the entrance, and none during the hike. I, like everyone else, took advantage of the restrooms, and also bought a few lollipops ... read more

Today we were heading to Malaga, our last stop, and our longest trip. We got up, took a shower, and packed our stuff. After checking out (by the way I highly recommend the Loop Inn Hostel), we headed down to the bus station, to catch our bus to Malaga. The bus ride took a bit over 4 hours, with one stop for a break/lunch. The views were nice, but the rest stop was even better. El Romeral was in the middle of nowhere, so to speak, but had a decent restaurant/cafe. Manoli had a chicken sandwich and I had a seafood salad. Both were pretty good. After about a half hour break, we reboarded the bus and continued our trip to Malaga. I think we pulled into Malaga around 6pm and met my niece Salome at ... read more

Since our bus didn't leave until after 1pm, we got up late as usual, packed up, and headed to the bus station. After a fairly scenic ride, we arrived in Cartagena, and although we had directions, with the twisting streets and some uphills, we asked how to get to the tourism office. A kind gentleman not only pointed us in the right direction, he led us there. When we talked to the person in the tourism office, they told us it was just up the next street, but she noticed our large bag and recommended a slightly longer route that would be a lot easier. We thanked her and headed up, and up, and up. Good thing we listened to her, because the stairs would have been a killer. We found the Loop Inn Hostel, near ... read more