Spain Locations 6,7 8 and 9

Location number 6 was Roquetas De Mar. A very typical Spanish holiday resort for the Spanish. The campsite was located at the back of the beach which gave us two directions to walk in, East or West. Heading West along the beach took us into Roquetas, an area that has had recent development of reasonably high standard, though it was evident that areas that had been planned for development but hit the recession period and now stand empty, half finished or just waste land, a common sight. Roquetas has a small marina and a small fishing port with a scattering of fish restaurants. The Commercial centre is quite new and it also has quite a large bull ring which dominates its surroundings. To the East of the campsite was the very small Spanish resort of Aguadulce, with its plethora of small cabana styled beach bars. We headed East on the Saturday down the beach to stumbled, not literally, into a dead body on the beach covered over with a sheet, attended by a couple of police officers . Strangely no one on the beach seemed to be phased and sunbathing and beach ball games continued around the cadaver.

 Sangria

 Cana at Aguadulce

Van on pitch at Roquetas

Location number 7 was Camping Las Lomas in Guejar Sierra near Granada. This site sat high in the Sierra Nevada at 1200m which gave some nice cool nights, however the days were still very hot. The drive from the coast through to Granada was one of the most scenic drives we have done, the mountainous scenery was breath taking. On the way  we passed 'Mini Hollywood' where Sergio Leone had western film sets built as backdrops to some of his most famous films - surreal!

Mini Hollywood 

 Looking down from the campsite to the reservoir below

 A walk in the Sierra Nevada 

Location number 8 was Camping El Sur in Ronda, again the drive was stunning with fantastic mountainous views. Ronda is the home of modern Bull Fighting and the main sights are the Three bridges, Puente Romano ("Roman Bridge", also known as the Puente San Miguel), Puente Viejo ("Old Bridge", also known as the Puente Árabeor "Arab Bridge") and Puente Nuevo ("New Bridge") which span the canyon. The term "nuevo" is a bit of a misnomer, as the building of this bridge commenced in 1751 and took until 1793 to complete. The Puente Nuevo is the tallest of the bridges, towering 120 metres (390 ft) above the canyon floor, and all three serve as some of the city's most impressive features. Both Heminway and Orson Wells understandably spent time here.

 Scenic views on route to Ronda

 The Ronda Gorge

 One of the three bridges

 Puente Nuevo 

The campsite at Ronda