“Taaake meeeee….Taaakkke meeee!!! Ahhhmmm…uhhmmmmmm…”
It works everytime.
So on the day we were scheduled to go to Salobrena, I knew I
was going and I was ecstatic. A1 & J1 were in Alhama at that
time as well, so I knew it was going to be one enjoyable trip.
Going To Salobrena
It was cold and cloudy when we left Alhama De Granada. A2 spent
ages getting herself ready. It was the usual question: “Should
I wear beach wear or Alhama cold weather wear?”
You would think she’d have figured that out already the
night before.
When everyone was finally ready, we excitedly trotted to the
car.
We could have taken the quick way to Salobrena via Granada (N34),
but we wanted to go the scenic route through the national park.
After only 2 minutes in the car, I started whining. This always…
always gets everyone’s attention. After 5 minutes of this,
they decided it’s probably because I needed to go.
I didn’t. I just wanted to make a big fuss about being
made to stay in the boot of the car rather than the front seat.
Surprisingly, the human’s misread of my behavior led to
a wonderful decision — to stop at Bermejales Lake so I could
do the thing which I wasn’t going to do.
I love Bermejales Lake. So I kept whining just to make sure they
won’t forget.
Bermejales
Lake
There was no one else in the lake when we arrived. It was a different
picture than we we last went there in the summer. But still very
very beautiful.
We stayed there for about 10 minutes. J2 & A1 played one
of those rock scheming games while A2 took some photographs.
I sniffed the place to check out who’s been there. And
since there was no one else in the lake at that time, they allowed
me to run wherever I wanted (as long as I didn’t leave their
sight—which is not a very easy thing to do)
Off To Salobrena Again
Before I got on the car, J2 said that Bermejales Lake was the
only stop we were doing until Salobrena, so I should do whatever
I needed to do and not whine in the car.
It scares me when J2 puts on that “I’m-top-dog”
voice, so I did as I was told even though I wasn’t really
in the mood to do it.
But he was lying. It wasn’t the only stop we made.
Everyone got snail soppy everytime we passed by a nice view so
we had to stop and take pictures or just enjoy the scenery (I
don’t know how humans do this but I go along—any excuse
for a little bit of a walk)
We stopped 4 times during the whole trip. 2 to take pictures,
1 to read a sign on a board, and another 1 to have coffee.
The First Stop: Sierra Tejeda National Park
The longer we drove away from the lake on to Salobrena, the greener
the mountains became.
The sun scorched hills of Alhama de Granada were fading and trees
of different types dotted the countryside. It also got colder
and mistier. For a moment, it felt like we were in the English
countryside (accdg. to ‘em humans coz’ I’ve
never been).
We
also got that feeling that something different was in the offing.
And just when we made a sharp bend, this was what we saw and
everyone gasped.
Aaahhh…..!!!!
This picture doesn’t do the place any justice, A2 says!
You have to be there to see just how beautiful it is.
Third Stop: The National Park Bulletin Board
After almost 2 hours through the national park we started to
get a bit itchy to get to Salobrena’s beach. Only thing
was we didn’t know exactly how far we were from the coast.
Sure we knew we were going the right direction. We just didn’t
know how much more we had to go. The winding roads didn’t
seem to have any end and the mountains seemed to become bigger
and bigger.
And then we saw this road poster where we stopped for a good
15 minutes. J2 & I went for a short walk while the three other
humans tried to figure out where in the world we were.
According to the poster, we were very near the end of the national
park, but we still had a long way to go, lots of windy roads before
we see civilization.
Fourth Stop: Coffee Before Salobrena
A2 started whining that she needed to go to the bathroom (she
should have listened to J2 when he said the Bermejales lake was
the last stop)
We didn’t see any place for her to go along the way –
and she wasn’t too excited about the idea of doing it in
the woods like I do (what a fussy girl, she is!). So when we reached
Otivar, we decided to stop for coffee at the first roadside café
that we saw.
Off To Salobrena We Go
From Otivar, it was already a very easy ride. Slowly, signs of
the hustle and bustle of a city became apparent and traffic got
a bit more busy.
We passed by Almunecar which looked just as busy as Nerja. Then
had about a 10-15 minute ride to Salobrena.
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