El Burgo

El Burgo, 23 km - Hotel La Casa Grande
We had a nice rest day in El Burgo, getting ready for our 27 km marathon tomorrow! There was sunshine this morning, so we explored the town. It has ArabicRead more
El Burgo to Ronda

El Burgo to Ronda, 27 km - Apartamentos Tajo
We made it! I have just enough energy left to type these words. The climb up to Lifa was magnificent. We have many memories of making this exact route inRead more
Ronda

Ronda, 5 km - Apartamentos Tajo
Today is a holiday in Spain, Kings' Day, so of course, nothing that we planned to do here was open. We are now hoping we will be able to recharge our internet andRead more
Ronda to Montejaque

Ronda to Montejaque, 15 km - Apartamentos Sierra del Hacho
We walked 15 km today with lots of ups and downs, beautiful views back to Ronda's Tajo and forward to the mountains behind Benaoján andRead more
Montejaque

Around Montejaque, 5 km - Apartamentos Sierra del Hacho
We had a great day exploring the village, washing clothes, and checking out our route for tomorrow. The mirador above the village hasRead more
Montejaque to Cortes de la Frontera

Montejaque to Cortes de la Frontera, 19 km - Casa Quercus
We had a magnificent, though windy, day walking through the wild Llanos de Líber valley. Other than one farmer, we didn't see another personRead more
Cortes de la Frontera

Around Cortes de la Frontera, 5 km - Casa Quercus
We had a great time exploring Cortes de la Frontera (so named because it was on the frontier between Arab Andalucia and Christian Spain) thisRead more
Cortes de la Frontera to El Colmenar

Cortes de la Frontera to El Colmenar, 20 km - Casa Rural Ahora
The high point of the day was meeting an old man on the trail and ending up seeing an incredible house carved out of a single boulderRead more
El Colmenar

Around El Colmenar, 5 km - Casa Rural Ahora
A nice rest day in El Colmenar. This is actually our third time here, so the village has special memories for us. We ended our bike trip here in Nov 2008Read more
El Colmenar to Jimena de la Frontera

El Colmenar to Jimena de la Frontera, 25 km - Casa Henrietta
Well... It was a mistake to walk today, but we made it to Jimena de la Frontera. It took us 10.5 hours of walking with only one 15 minuteRead more
Jimena de la Frontera

Around Jimena de la Frontera, 5 km - Casa Henrietta
It took us to noon to get back to normal from yesterday, scraping mud off boots and packs, washing mud off clothes, drying everything out (evenRead more
Jimena de la F. to Castillo de Castellar

Jimena de la Frontera to Castillo de Castellar, 21 km - Tugasa Casa Rural no. 8
We made it through the mud! It wasn't anywhere near as bad as in 2009. Most of the day we walked parallel to theRead more
Castillo d C to Castellar de la Frontera

Castillo de Castellar to Castellar de la Frontera, 10 km - Hotel Castellar
We left our cute little house inside the castle walls at 8:30 this morning knowing it might rain, but figuring we could getRead more
Castellar de la Frontera

Castellar de la Frontera, 2 km - Hotel Castellar
We are waiting out a rainy day here, hoping that tomorrow will be better. Rain or not, we are walking tomorrow. Everything is now dry from yesterday.Read more
Castellar de la Frontera to Los Barrios

Castellar de la Frontera to Los Barrios, 21 km - Hotel Real
We lucked out with both the weather and our route today. It was pouring rain as we ate breakfast, but by the time we left, it was just aRead more
Los Barrios

Los Barrios, 5 km - Hotel Real
Lots of wind here today - gusts to 90 km- but sunny. We did the usual rest day things: washed clothes, explored, and bought groceries for tomorrow's 27 km walk, the lastRead more
Los Barrios to El Pelayo

Los Barrios to El Pelayo, 30 km - Complejo Rural Huerta Grande
What a great day through the heart of the Parque Natural de Alcornocales! We had to ford a river this morning, running high because ofRead more
El Pelayo to Tarifa

El Pelayo to Tarifa, 18 km - Posada Vagamundos
Here we are in Tarifa, all the way from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic! It is too windy and cold by far to go stick a toe in the water, but we willRead more
Tarifa to Bolonia

Tarifa to Bolonia by taxi - Apartamentos Miramar
Breakfast was a special treat. We went back to Kampai, the restaurant recommended by Linda and Richard where we had had such a warm welcome lastRead more
Bolonia to Valdevaqueros

Bolonia to Valdevaqueros, 15 km - Hotel-Apart Dulce Nombre
We had an incredible walk along about 12 km of beach today, in the sunshine! There was a fair amount of wind, but once the air warmed upRead more
Valdevaqueros - Tarifa - Málaga

Valdevaqueros - Tarifa, 10 km
Tarifa-Málaga, bus and train - Eurostars Astoria
We had a glorious day for the finale of our walk. In fact, it was hot, hot, hot! Hot enough to wear bathing suits (hadRead more
Málaga to Sedella

Puente Romano, 3.5 km - Finca Duende
We drove up to Sedella this morning and took a short walk out to a Roman bridge on a part of the trail we missed in December. The plan was to stay at our favoriteRead more
Sedella

Finca Duende
Eating, reading, sunbathing
That's all we did today!
Sedella to Málaga

Sedella to Málaga by car - Holiday Inn Express Málaga Airport
We had a great drive down from the mountains in the sunshine, followed by a surprise visit to...a dentist!
Ned has a tooth that hasRead more
Málaga to Seattle

We had nice flights home with no problems. We got into Seattle too late to make the last ferry, so we stayed overnight at a motel near SeaTac. We'll pick up the car in the morning and drive home toRead more