Malaga to Motril, 25th to 27th May

The last 2 days we have mostly motored down the coast, first to Caleta de Velez, where Stuart left for Malaga Airport, then a night at anchor and now we are in the port of Mortil, on the coast south of Granada. Leaving Malaga, the coast has fewer high rise blocks, though they still appear on the longer beaches. Dwelling perch on the steep hillsides and mountains rise in the background, occasionally an abandoned unfinished concrete shell sits as a reminder of more optimistic times. There are small round fortified towers every few miles along the coast along which runs both the “old” road and in the background the tunnels and bridges of the newer highway.

Just before we reached Motril we made a slight detour to see Salobrena the village where we spent 2 weeks on holiday with friends more than 30 years ago.Though it’s now gained a small beach resort it's still a pretty place; the original village perched on a rocky outcrop below a Moorish castle with the snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background. 

The Moorish fortress at Salobrena, with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the background

Salobrena village and beach resort