My partner and I are backpacking in Andalucía, southern Spain, with our nephews (10 and 11) and their parents. We flew into Malaga from the States, then immediately started traveling by train, inter-city bus, and foot. We hope to complete the trip without ever taking a taxi.
The map at the top of this post shows the four places we’re staying, starting in Nerja.
Snapshots of Nerja
The boys spent much of the time on the beach or near the hotel pool.
My partner and I went off on some quiet walks.
We all took a scheduled bus to explore caves on the outskirts of Nerja.
We missed the scheduled bus back to town, but we managed to secure some seats in a coach pulled by this contraption.
We fitted in a bit of hiking, but I’m looking forward to some substantial hikes with the boys and their dad in the next two years.
One evening, after dinner, we wandered the lanes of Nerja, guided by a coin. Heads, we turned right, tails, left. Once, the coin rolled into a crack between cobblestones. After a failed attempt to lift a cobblestone, we walked straight ahead.
The game ended at a gelateria.
We’ll complete this trip in another Mediterranean resort town, Marbella. In between, we get doses of culture in Granada and Antequera.