Spain, Andalucía, Almería

Playa Serena (Roquetas de Mar) to Mojácar 144 km. April 2007

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31^st March 2007 - London Stansted to Almeria
1^st April 2007 - Playa Serena to Aguadulce
2^nd April 2007 - Aguadulce to Aeropuerto de Almeria
3^rd April 2007 - Aeropurerto de Almeria to Cabo de Gata
4^th April 2007 - Cabo de Gata to San Jose
5^th April 2007 - Roquetas Boat Trip
6^th April 2007 - Aguadulce wet day
7^th April 2007 - Retamar to Almeria Airport
8^th April 2007 - San Jose to La Isleta
9^th April 2007 - La Isleta to Las Negras
10^th April 2007 - Las Negras to Agua Amarga
11^th April 2007 - Agua Amarga to Carboneras
12^th April 2007 - Carboneras to Mojacar
13^th April 2007 - Cabo de Gata Day Trip

2007-04-Roquetas-to-Mojacar-no-waypoints.gdb - Download this Garmin GDB file. It can be opened with Garmin MapSource software.
2007-04-Roquetas-to-Mojacar-no-waypoints.gpx - Download this Garmin GPX file. This can be loaded into Google Earth.
2007-04-Roquetas-to-Mojacar-one-track.gdb - Download this Garmin GDB file. It can be opened with Garmin MapSource software.
2007-04-Roquetas-to-Mojacar-one-track.gpx - Download this Garmin GPX file. This can be loaded into Google Earth.
2007-04-Roquetas-to-Mojacar.gdb - Download this Garmin GDB file. It can be opened with Garmin MapSource software.
2007-04-Roquetas-to-Mojacar.gpx - Download this Garmin GPX file. This can be loaded into Google Earth.

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At last a useful map! But don't rely on the walk time estimates. Cabo de Gata Níjar - www.editorialalpina.com - alpina@jet.es.
With the rough mountain paths, we took about 3.5 hours longer than their estimate for the route from Las Negras to Agua Amarga.
On other routes we were faster than their estimate.

Date / Distance	Transport and Route Summary
Sat 31^stMarch 2007	London Stansted to Almería to Aguadulce Taxi, Air, Taxi. The journey was uneventful but the flight was marred by a loud Londoner talking, without pause, complete bollocks for 2 hours 45 minutes. Perhaps he was a taxi driver. Both the taxi transfers worked. We had nice quiet drivers and we found our accommodation without too much trouble. The piso is on the 12th floor and has a sea view.
Sun 1^st April 2007 11.7 km.	Playa Serena to Aguadulce Bus. We explored Aguadulce in the morning locating shops and bus stops. After lunch we caught a bus to Playa Serena and walked back along the coast to Aguadulce.
Mon 2^nd April 2007 24.0 km.	Agaudulce to Almería Airport Bus. Our walk from home started nearly an hour before dawn. We walked along the coast road with fairly heavy traffic. There were occasional breaks when the old road bypassed new tunnels. After Almería, there was less traffic and the walk became pleasant. We saw an Iberian Wild Goat.
Tue 3^rd April 2007 16.9 km.	Almería Airport to Cabo de Gata (pueblo) Bus. At the airport, we headed north and soon east to clear the runway perimeter. After the airport, apart from one short golden mile at Retamar, the route became wild and free all the way to Cabo de Gata.
Wed 4^th April 2007 22.3 km.	Cabo de Gata (pueblo) to San Jose Bus. We walked from the village of Cabo-de-Gata round the point to San Jose. This was a delightful, almost car free, walk. A short afternoon thunder and hail storm just added to the drama of the mountains, dunes and sea.
Thu 5^th April 2007	Roquetas de Mar Boat Trip Bus and Boat. The weather was calm and sunny. Once at sea the wind got up and several people were sick. The highlight of the trip was a good view of a thunder storm and tornado (luckily some distance away). It was just under force 5 (Beaufort) where we were. The GPS logged distance was 21.3 km.
Fri 6^th April 2007	Day in Aguadulce Friday dawned dull and got worse. There were growls of thunder while the sun shon briefly. At least we did not spot another tornado (see Thursday). We explored the locale, bought a heater, bread, tuna and ice cream in tubs for later.
Sat 7^th April 2007	Retamar to the Airport Bus and Hire-Car. The walk was not planned. The bus did not stop near the airport so we had to walk back 5.6 km from Retamar..
Sun 8^th April 2007 11.6 km.	San Jose to La Isleta del Moro Hire Car. The road out of San Jose was in disrepair and even four wheel drive vehicles would be unwise to try it. So there were no cars until we re-joined the coast road near La Isleta. The route was easy to find, not too strenuous and the views were excellent.
Mon 9^th April 2007 11.1 km.	La Isleta del Moro to Las Negras Hire Car. It was raining hard and windy too. We slogged into the headwind and driving rain all the way to Las Negras. Our outward route was along the coast roads avoiding slippery cliff paths. The route back to the car was much nicer with a coastal cliff path and a track through farm land in the Rodalquilar Valley. At Las Isleta, we walked through an idylic oasis.
Tue 10^thApril 2007 15.1 km including route errors.	Las Negras to Agua Amarga Hire Car and Taxi. Starting at Las Negras, we walked northish along the beach and then up the river bed. The start of the walk was easy to find. At Cala de San Pedro we got lost. We walked through the caves, tents and shanties up the river valley. This was a tiring but interesting mistake. We took so long to get to Agua Amarga that we could not return to Las Negras in daylight. In any case we were too tired. We got a taxi back to our parked can in Las Negras. The terrain on this route was not easy. We lost the path once or twice too.
Wed 11^thApril 2007 10.6 km.	Agua Amarga to Carboneras Hire Car. From Agua Amarga, we walked 10.6 km to the far end of Carboneras. The route started on a very quiet road. At the cement factory, ports and power station, there were lots of lorries but alongside there was smooth wasteland good for walking and wild flowers. Where the main road merged, the golden mile ran parallel providing another safe and pleasant route.
Thu 12^thApril 2007 20.5 km.	Carboneras to Mojácar Hire Car and Taxi. We walked along the coast road from Carboneras to Mojácar. Fortunately this road is not too busy (in April). There are no afternoon buses so we got a taxi back to Carboneras.
Fri 13^thApril 2007	Car tour of the Cabo de Gata Parque Natural We took Mini to see the sights.
Sat 14^thApril 2007	Aguadulce, Almería Airport, London Stansted Airport and Home. Ian fetched us from the airport. Nice.

Spain, Andalucía, Almería

Playa Serena (Roquetas de Mar) to Mojácar 144 km. April 2007

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