Seattle - Madrid - Almeria

A walk along the Mediterranean and fresh fish for lunch made it a great first day in Spain. Although we arrived as planned, our hiking poles decided to have a little vacation of their own by spending an extra night in London. (They are packed in a cardboard tube and traveling as checked luggage since TSA will not allow them in our carry-on packs.) We are hoping they will catch up with us tomorrow!

We salvaged the day by walking today’s planned route in reverse. We took a taxi to the seaside village of Retamar and then walked in the reverse direction back to Hotel Los Arcos near the airport.

Two days from now, we hope to be rounding Cabo de Gata, seen in the background of the first photo. It is the southeastern-most point in Spain.

Today’s Wikiloc track: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/el-alquia…Read more