Day 5 Jimena de la Frontera

A rest day after the heat of yesterday.
A strong wind all day & a forecast of 24°
Of course there's a fiesta, which are common in Spain, & the shops are shut. The beginning of Easter week.
Yesterdays blog says publishing ???

Day3 Castillo Castellar 18.4 miles

A long uphill plod on a road to re-enter the Alconcores. Lovely walking that ended up at a huge refuse site that was a great attraction for hundreds of birds. Most common were Egrets, but also Vultures, Storks, & Black Kites.
A few miles more & it was road walking for the rest of the day, not so good on a hot day like today.
I'd got a blister on my left foot, whkich I threaded a little dental floss through to keep draining any fluid build-up.
I'd planned on a wild camp before Castillar. When I took the track into the hills, after 1k the wah was blocked by a huge pair of gates. That wasn't on my map !
So back to road-walkiing.
When a motorist asked if  I was going to Castillar & then did I want a lift ......
So here I am. Tomorrow I'll reaquInt myself with the place. I'm spending the night in a little open sided chapel that's out of the wind.

Day2 Los Barrios 17.5 miles (31 total

A cold morning, & a sunny afternoon.
I decided to ignore a signpost for the GR7 & follow the gps track. Twat ! after a bit I was bush-wacking, climbing fences & gates, forded a river to get back on track.
My back has been stiff & my feet sore.
Stopped for a beer near Los Barrios & the barman told me of a campping spot nearby. Good enough, as I don't really want to walk more than 15miles a day for the 1st week.

Day 1Tarifa 13.5 miles

I wanted to start at the official start, but I was too impatient to walk back 2k to the tourist office & started at the bus station.
It was into a strong headwind along the beach & after 7k I headed inland with the 1st GR7 signpost.
Vultures and Cuckoos afternoon.

Holdups

After storms and a forecast of a week of rain I have returned to wait until setting off at my Trail Angel's Angie's home.