Cabo da Roca is the westernmost point in continental Europe. It’s marked by a large monument, fields of wildflowers, and ocean that reaches unbroken to the horizon.
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Lisbon
I found myself in a strange new country where I didn’t speak the language at all, wondering what have I gotten myself into?
Cádiz
The rain stopped for real the day I left Gibraltar, but I was still sick. Fortunately I had a relatively long stay in Cádiz (5 days) for some beach therapy.
Crossing the Line: Gibraltar and La Línea de la Concepción
By the time I left Jimena de la Frontera every single item of clothing I owned had been worn at least once, not everything had dried from my search for the Moorish Queen’s Bath, I was starting to get sick, and it was still raining.
Beach Therapy
After all the traipsing about in the rain I did (see Soggy), I caught a fairly nasty cold. It hit me the day I landed in Gibraltar and was still in full swing by the time I arrived in Cádiz. Fortunately my arrival in Cádiz was well timed with the end of the rain (at last), […]
Nerja
Nerja was my first stop after Granada. I decided to ease into things with a short stay at the beach and my first ever stay at a hostel. I booked a private room at EasyNerja Hostel, and ended up with a six bed dorm room to myself. Naturally, I tried all the beds to find […]