Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 22

Friday 2nd September Setcases to wild camp just past Beget 24km 8am-7pm with lots of short breaks and 30mins at top of col, 15mins in old abandoned hut, 90mins in Beget. Having enjoyed a very chilled rest day, spent eating and napping for my birthday, we were feeling refreshed and ready to get up and over the next high point before yet another forecasted afternoon storm. The climb up was through woodland and an enjoyable steady zigzag path over a rocky dry river gully. Hearing and spotting several men ahead in the woods, we eventually passed them and stopped for a brief broken Spanish conversation about mushrooms; apparently it’s mushroom season (we have seen many guys in the woods over the last few days) and a very popular thing for local men to go mushroom picking ... read more

Friday 26th August Encamp to wild camp near Cabana dels Esparvers 20km 7am-5pm with lots of short breaks, 30mins at bothy refugio de Fortverd, 30mins at bothy refugio Riu dels Orris and 60mins at Refugio de L’Illa So today we made it out of Encamp! Whoohoooo! A steep in parts but enjoyable climb up out the town and back into the forest, led us all the way to a dam, which is obviously accessible and popular for the locals as even though it was early, there were plenty of runners and dog walkers about. With a weirdly familiar feeling, it was a little more like the local areas we’d get at home which was nice. Having continued the climb along easy rocky paths, we reached the top col and opted for the recommended higher route, along ... read more

Well the winds did drop and sun came back out and we cheered up as we drove the fairly short drive along the Mediterranean highway to Camping Cabapino. This campsite is always busy in the winter months and when we got there we were quite lucky to get a pitch for 7 days, many people book this place up for the winter as it’s a nice campsite and very well located for all of the main resorts and towns on the Costa del Sol. We planned to take the 7 days to visit a much as possible in the area so the first trip was to Malaga, we jumped on the bus outside of the campsite, the route takes you by the many resorts that are familiar to us Brits, Fuengirola, Torremolinos, Benalmedina, Mijas Costa and ... read more

Sunday 21st August Sick day in Arinsal 0km Well after a restless night, it was clear from Paul that we were not going anywhere today. Booking in for another night at this hotel, we returned to sleep some more, as well as watching some bad Spanish day time Tv. We did make it out briefly together for a small lunch of coffee and toast but soon after eating, Paul needed to get back to the hotel room. I had another mini explore and checked out the other supermarket this time before also returning to the hotel to chill. Feeling a bit better, we ventured out for dinner, returning to the original bar we went to when we arrived yesterday for their veggie menu. Welcomed back by the guy, we enjoyed tasty onion rings, garlic bread and ... read more

Sunday 14th August Espot Camping Solau to La Guingueta d’Àneu: Nou Camping 10km 8-11:30am with few short breaks and 20min break before the decline So it turns out Espot is a great little place to be! With the local bakery open at 7:30am, we decided to copy the locals and enjoy a tasty coffee and fresh pastry for breaky sat in the street. We also bought a fresh baguette ready for later, (along with some olive and artichoke spread thanks to the helpful shop owner who tried his best to find something for us veggies as he had no humous) and also knew today was a short and simple walk, so we were feeling goooooood! A fab morning lead on to a fab afternoon, as not only was the walk simple and beautiful (apart from a ... read more