After not getting home til after 4am, we then get up early to head off on a daytrip.
Everyone’s tired but pushes through. We hire a car, plus Horacio drives one car, and we head to the little town of Nerja – which has what is called “Europe’s Balcony” this is where they used to watch for enemy ships, and has an amazing panoramic view of the ocean. I finally got my paella in a café beside the ocean, it was absolutely amazing.
Then we chilled out on the beach (in the ridiculously hot sun) before taking a short stroll around the town. Then we headed off the Caves of Nerja, which have the largest stalactite column in the world. It was icy cold inside, which was a great relief after the 40+ degree heat outside. The caves were beautiful, and the feel of the different types of rock was delicious to my fingers.
Then we headed up to the top of Malaga, for a great view over the city or ocean. While we were there we could see straight into the bull-fighting arena, where a bull-fight was taking place. We watched for a little while, but then Elli and I refused to watch any more – as we didn’t want to see once it got barbaric (eg men on horses stabbing the bull in the back so that it’s weakened for the man on foot to kill).
After that, we were finally done, and headed back to the hotel for a siesta. Time is so deceiving here. It’s after 8pm at night, but still bright sunlight, so I feel like I should still be doing things, however we’re all exhausted, so it’s time for sleep, then more food, and then we’re heading out to watch the fireworks for the opening of Feria, and then hit a salsa venue!
You can’t say we don’t pack stacks into our holidays!
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