Day 25 - Dipping into the Mediterranean

Almería to San Jose de Los Terreros - Calypso Hotel

We walked to the Alcazaba this morning, having breakfast on the way. Unlike the others we had visited entry was free, the man at the ticket counter asked us where were from and when we said Australia he waved us through. It was also different because it was quiet and less touristy, but like all of them it had amazing views of the city, which makes sense as they were the city's fortresses.

We then jumped in the car and headed to Carboneras, then continued following the coastal road through Mojácar before stopping at the tiny village of El Calon for lunch. El Calon was interesting, just a tiny settlement of mainly holiday homes, and an abandoned half built holiday complex at the back. 

Love that view!

Our destination for the day was San Jose de Los Terreros. Our hotel was right on the beach, and this time the beach was a bit different to the others we've seen in that the sand was quite fine, more like the beaches at home. However it was also dirty, with cigarette butts in the sand, plastic washed up on the shore line etc. It's surprising Spain is so litter filled as we don't believe we have visited any other country with so many rubbish bins, every time you want one there is one within 20 metres. 

We took a walk along the beach and then came back for a swim in the Mediterranean right on our hotel's doorstep.

We drove to the town of Aguilas to see what it was like, but ended up just doing some grocery shopping before heading back to enjoy our veranda overlooking the beach, before having a lovely dinner of sea bream cooked on hot coals inside a boat right before our eyes.