La Carihuela to Fuengirola

Today was a good day for a walk along the beach. It was sunny and warm - a big change from when we were in this area in March and almost got blown off the cliffs. Ned wishes he had worn his shorts today, but he’ll have another chance tomorrow.

The Paseo Marítimo is right along the beach starting from La Carihuela, so on one side you have a beautiful view of the Mediterranean and on the other side, you have your choice of literally hundreds of restaurants between Torremolinos and Benalmádena offering every possible nationality’s specialties - Dutch, German, and British of course, but also Indian and Chinese and more.

Today is Saturday so there were lots of people out enjoying the path: runners, walkers, cyclists, swimmers, sun-bathers, fishermen, and even a couple having romantic engagement pictures taken on one of the breakwaters.

From Benalmádena to Fuengirola, the cliffs come right down into the ocean, so the walkway is often elevated. The water below is very clear and looks like it would be great for snorkeling.

Once in Fuengirola, we had our choice of taking either the bus or the train back to La Carihuela. We first settled on taking the bus, but it pulled away from the bus stop when we were still about 20 feet away. We decided to walk ahead to the next bus stop rather than sit and wait 20 minutes, but the same thing happened again, so we walked up a really steep road to take the Cercanias commuter train back to the station near our apartment, but we ended up on the wrong side of the tracks and couldn’t find a way to cross. Back down the steep road, up 106 steps, try to make sense of the ticket machine, and -whew- we made the next train.

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