L'Axarquia March 2018

An early March trip to L'Axarquia mountains which stretch inland from the Costas del Sol and Tropical east of Malaga ,staying in the white villages of Salares,Competa and Frigiliana, and then Maro above the coast just east of Nerja,doing various day walks from these bases and the GR 242/249 when moving between accommodations.

Here's a link to the photo album
 https://photos.app.goo.gl/jDchMcXHRd9vb6Y73

Salares

Looking stormy over the ranges from Sedella

L'Axarquia panorama

Delivery by mule in Frigiliana

View from El Feurte

Coastline at Almunecar

Clearing skies east of Frigiliana

Costa Blanca Trail running Abdet

A trail running week based at Abdet in the Costa Blanca mountains.Only a few miles inland from Benidorm but could have been on a different planet.
A select group from Dallam Running Club ,with our hosts Tom and Penny http://www.abdet.com/ who are also members.
Some great local run/walks from the door and others within an hour's drive.

Link to the photo album here  https://photos.app.goo.gl/2qlkTy7dvtTqUES62
I didn't have my own map so might update the album text when one is available.

Restabal,Andalucia ,February

A quick trip to Southern Spain to do some walking with my friends Philip and Patricia. Restabal is a village in the Lecrin Valley inland towards Granada from Motril on the Tropical Coast.Some local walks from the door and a couple in the Alpujarras and Axarquia mountains.

Here's a link to the photo album https://goo.gl/photos/BbGZ7wFNsbhnEuZY8

Capileira to Cit.Tomas

Chamois?

Looking down to Saleres on anti clockwise walk from Restabal to Ermita Cristo del Zapato,Pinos del Valle and back

Pinos del Valle

Lopera on eastern edge of the Axarquia mountains ,from Meson Los Prados

 

Restabal ,Conchar circuit

 

Conchar via the ravine ,and then the easy way back

 

Rather than teetering along the lavada the route crosses over the stream and stays on a reasonable cairned path

Maro to the Torre and back

 

Aiguestortes - Catalunya Pyrenees photos

Had a fantastic trip to the Val D'Aran and Aiguestortes/St Maurici area of the Catalunya Pyrenees in early September ,including a walk between 9 refugis on the Carros de Foc route.
Here's a link to the photos including some of the local allotments!