Nerja in the distance.
The turn out was not great, probably due to the early start. It looked like we had picked a nice day for it. The winter weather seemed to be in the distant past. A lovely spring day on the costa, similar to the best summer’s day you could hope for in Manchester. We cheated at the beginning of the walk, the boring part, as Michiel took us up the track in the 4x4. Then it was a steady climb up the hill.
Donna lead the way and as last time was extremely informative about the area and the fauna. We stopped every now and then so that she could smell the herbs growing wild, in search of the elusive lemon tyme. Donna eventually found some and promptly put a sprig underneath her backpack strap. The invigorating smell kept her going, a little ritual she likes on all walks apparently.
Avoiding the prickly bush.
The Barranco de los Perros got its name from one of its eccentric inhabitants. In the past, the area was home to a group of isolated people of an incestuous nature. This resulted in their offspring being a little mad and wild. One such inhabitant kept a pack of wild dogs that would instantly attack anyone who strayed on to their territory. Thankfully, this was long ago and the dogs no longer roam the area.
On the track.
We reached an abandoned cortijo and took a break. It was designed in the typical style that allowed for the inhabitants to live in the south facing side during the cold winter months, whilst moving to the cooler, northern end in the Summer. This was the halfway point and it was not long after that we reached the familiar track to El Cielo, near to a garage below the Cortijo Civila.
The abandoned Cortijo.
In total the walk was just over 3 hours long and the pedometer registered 11 kms, although it was probably closer to the 15Km mark.
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