Frigiliana to Cómpeta

14 km (starting at Quatro Caminos) - Hotel Balcón de Cómpeta, bungalow
A great day with a surprise ending...

We took our prearranged taxi to the end of the paved road at Quatro Caminos; that saved Marie's knee from 4 km of uphill. Then it was down to El Acebuchal, across the Rió Patamalara, past Casa de la Mina, and up a long climb to the Puerto del Collado pass where there was even a bench to enjoy the view. The sunshine and the mountain scenery were superb, We reached Cómpeta by three pm, but when we checked into the hotel...no passports! The last time we used them was when we checked into the apartments in Frigiliana. We are really hoping they are still in the manager's copy machine, but there is no one answering the phone there. A frantic search ensued on the internet for a bus route that would get us back to Frigiliana, but no luck. There is no bus between the two villages. It seemed we would have to take a taxi back there tomorrow to retrieve the passports.

But late in the day a welcome phone call came in. The manager at Apartments Rosamarina still had them in his office. He had started to hand them to us during check-in and then turned around to get us keys and got distracted. At the time, I was too tired after nine hours of walking to notice that they were not in my hand. He is bringing them to us tomorrow. That is a huge relief.Read more