We had been stationary for so long it seemed to take ages to get everything packed away this morning, to turn Bokkie back into a vehicle and not a house, but we knew we only had a short drive so weren't worried.
Only half an hour's drive to Cabo de Gata, a small fishing village just outside the park, was our destination and we timed it perfectly. As we arrived, one of the beach-facing spots opened up and we pulled straight in to see the fishing boats returning with their catches. The locals all arrived to buy whatever the catch was, not sure if it is fish or shellfish, pretty small scale.
We took a walk through the village to see the lay of the land and to find an open supermarket for some essentials. We managed to find one, packed to the rafters, and we had to practice our non-existent Spanish to get some cheese, eggs and yogurt. Mission accomplished.
We had lunch and were feeling quite flat, probably still recovering from yesterday's hike up the mountain. Nothing for it, bikes off and a cycle to the reserve. According to Google Maps (and what we could see) it was quite flat for most of the ride with a few 'bumps at the end.
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| Google makes it look quite manageable |
It turned out to be quite a dramatic climb up followed by a steep drop to the lighthouse but the view made it worth it, although we weren't looking forward to the sharp climb back out.
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| Church of the Almadraba |
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| Climbing and climbing |
On the way back we passed the saline lakes where sea salt is harvested, and there are some flamingos on some of them. Unfortunately they were too far to pick up in the phone's camera but it was lovely sitting in the hide for a while, pretending we were in Kruger Park, bird-watching!
We spent the rest of the afternoon taking some pics and people watching, it's quite a busy aire with around 30 motor-homes. Had to wrap up with obligatory sunset photo as well. We will never get tired of the privilege of seeing these sunsets from such a prime spot!
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