Almeria 2010

[Antonio247]

Thanks Antonio. Perhaps we can wait and see how we feel? I'm usually pretty tired on the Saturday because of the early start, but it would be good to meet up and have a drink or something.

We should be arriving in Malaga at 10.30. After collecting the vehicle, would hope to be on the road by 11.15 latest.

Looking at GoogleMaps, the shortest route is the A7 along the coast which they estimate at taking 2:35 (284 kms). Antonio suggested we might want to take the inland route, the A92, via Loja and Granada. This is 284 kms and takes 3:10. I don't mind either way. Might be nice to see Granada.

No doubt we'll want to stop for some lunch, so I guess it's likely we might be in Almeria at about 3:00 to 3:30. A couple of hours rest would be in order I'd suggest, and I need to go the supermercado to stock up with breakfast bananas and bagels for Sunday, so perhaps we might think about meeting up at around 6 or 6.30 to go to registration?

What about food on Saturday evening? You mentioned a pasta meal Antonio. Can you recommend somewhere?

Weather forecast for Sunday is 16C (61F for us oldies), and sunny. Sounds alright to me.

All right. I think it is worth while coming via Granada even if you just have a look at the scenery and don´t get into the city. It would be fantastic to have a look at the Alhambra. Anyway, The view of the ranges of mountains with snow and the landscape is really interesting. However, on Tuesday you´d better go along the coast.

As for the Italian restaurant, I´ll take you to one if you like on Saturday. If you want to have a look at Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural park, you can go on Monday morning or we could go on Monday afternoon instead of doing the Baños de Sierra Alhamilla run.

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