It was lovely just to chill out for a while and enjoy walks on the beach
and watch the surfers
and in the evening sit by the welcoming log fire in the bar. Christmas, which we had intended to avoid altogether in Morocco, was very close and there was a crib scene in the bar. After a couple of days, however, the rain and wind started and the forecast was very bad. We also needed to stock up with food so decided to move on.
We had a brief look at the Costa del Sol (the concrete coast) where the sort of English Christmas we wanted to avoid was in full swing at a busy campsite at Marbella Playa. We decided to spend Christmas at Guejar Sierra in the Sierra Nevada although we knew it would be cold. We rented a bungalow for a week to sit out the rain which was sweeping over the whole of Spain and which turned to heavy snowfalls north of Granada.
Christmas morning was a brief fine interlude and we were able to go for a walk before enjoying a meal by a log fire at the excellent campsite restaurant (normal menu, no need to book) surrounded by Spanish families (some 20 to a table, some couples).
We left on a lovely sunny cold day and after coffee on the terrace with fine views of the snowy mountain peaks
we headed for Almeria where the weather looked warmer and slightly dryer.
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