Leaving Malaga we started out on route A-7000, a terrific newly paved twisty road that took us north towards Colemenar. Shortly thereafter we encountered our first bit of rain of the entire trip. A bit refreshing after two weeks in Morocco.
The surrounding hills were all covered with olive trees – virtually every hill in this part of the country seemed to be dedicated to this one product. Row upon row of cultivated olive trees. The sights remained picturesque when we stopped for our espressos along the way.
Amidst the olive groves we also saw a couple of old castles. We passed on by without stopping so cannot say what their names were nor the period of history where they were relevant. Perhaps on a return trip.
We experienced another ‘Garmin Gremlin’ as we neared our destination at the Hotel Sierra de Carzola. To save a few seconds Garmin took us on a steep back alley that branched into a main road at the top of the pitch. Upon reaching the intersection I had to stop quickly, but when I put my leg out to balance the bike, the pitch was so steep I couldn’t hold the bike up. So down it went (again). That’s the fourth spill of this trip! Hopefully the last one.
In consolation the hotel was beautifully situated on a ridge with commanding views of the surrounding hills – olive covered of course!
