23rd – 25th May 2013

23^rd – 25^th May 2013

The sole purpose of our next stop was to break up the journey from San Jose to Cordoba.  We decided to head to Torre del Mar and Camping Laguna Playa on the coast not far from Malaga.Again this proved to be an excellent choice. We weren’t too sure of the campsite when we arrived, there was a high wall surrounding part of the site that would dwarf the one around Risley Remand Centre, there were also quite a few flies knocking about. On further examination the site provided excellent toilet / shower facilities, a nice pool and is only 300 yards from the attractive resort of Torre Del Mar. The attraction of  this resort lies in its gorgeous waterfront that has lawns, a cycle track and features such as a lighthouse and a bandstand. It appears to be a more traditional Spanish resort with few tall buildings, in fact most of the buildings along the waterfront are only two storey and look  like traditional fisherman houses. Again there is a lack of competing establishments selling “All day English Breakfasts”. Instead there are small bars on the beach with smouldering charcoal fires offering BBQued fresh fish.

On Friday morning we cycled 5 miles along the waterfront taking in other smaller resorts where it was nice to see most of the houses next to the sea occupied by traditional Spanish families. The beaches along this waterfront are made up of grey shingle and sand and don’t tend to be packed. There is a Mercadona supermarket about 800 metres from the site and a Lidl about 2 miles away.