Greetings from Spain

Hi everyone.

Here are some pictures about our winter in Spain. It’s hard to believe that we have been here for more than two months already, only two weeks left before we head back to Canada.

We’re staying in La Cala del Moral, a little community about 15 km east of Málaga on the south coast of Spain. We were here last winter and liked it so much that we booked the same place again this year. I am writing this from my “office” in one of the spare bedrooms on the second floor, looking out across the rooftops to the Mediterranean below.

View of La Cala del Moral from our house on Calle Fragate.

We’ve been pretty lucky with the weather this year, although we did get hit with the outer edges of Storm Gloria at the end of January, a huge weather system that caused quite a bit of damage in Barcelona and brought torrential rains to the coast, including some flooding around Malaga. Other than that, the weather has been pretty good with temperatures around 18℃ (64℉).

I thought I’d start by posting some pictures from around the neighbourhood. One of our favourite walks is along the promenade and coastal path that connects La Cala del Moral with the neighbouring town of Rincon de la Victoria. Each town along the south coast of Spain has its own seawall and is part of the Malaga Coastal Path, a 180 km path that will eventually link all of the communities along the Costa del Sol.

La Cala del Moral seawall looking east towards El Cantal, the bluffs that separate La Cala del Moral from Rincon de la Victoria. It’s winter now and pretty quiet, so we have the beach and promenade mostly to ourselves during the week.

Here’s a view of the promenade in La Cala del Moral on a busy Sunday afternoon when the seawall is packed with people. Weekends are when families come down to the promenade to eat and socialize. Lots of kids and dogs and extended families.

Here’s a view of the coastal path along El Cantal, from the beach in La Cala del Moral.

Looking back at La Cala del Moral from the coastal path on El Cantal. I love this part of the walk, no matter what kind of weather. It’s about

Here’s another view of the El Cantal path and one of the tunnels. There are three tunnels between La Cala del Moral and Rincon de la Victoria, part of an old railroad system that was built in 1908. It operated until 1968 and the tunnels are now used as part of the path for pedestrians and cyclists.

The tunnel from La Cala del Moral to Rincon de la Victoria.

View of Rincon de la Victoria from El Cantal, looking east up the coast.

Sunday afternoon on the promenade in Rincon de la Victoria, outside one of the more popular restaurants. Standing room only on most Sundays as people wait for a table.

So, that’s it for now. Hope you’ve enjoyed this little introduction to our life in La Cala del Moral. Will post more later.

Adiós. Hasta pronto.