I caught a local bus to the main town of Estepona, it had the most inviting promenade/esplanade walk for locals & tourist alike, the beach had been screen swept clean with a tractor, garden beds were green with trees, cactus, shrubs,lots of colourful flowers, eateries all along, walked the whole stretch, thru to the fishing port, boat marina, then up the hills to the back residential streets, where they seem to live in more low rise apartments, streets r a bit wider, the villas/terraces with small cobblestone streets r not as vivid as in Marbella, but enjoyed the wondering around.
Today Friday 1st may is a public holiday & we have travelled in a four wheel drive & private tour guide to the old white village of Ronda. Had to drive through the national park which has volcanic rock on one side & limestone rock on the other, the farms are mainly, chestnuts, olives, sunflower, plus apparently because the weather in Spain is so good they grow every type of fruit & vegies u can think of. Stunning scenery, skinny tiny stone roads, quaint little communities, fantastic village built on the gorge & thru the mountains, wondered around freely for 2 hrs, got to experience venturing around the residential part of the true lifestyle, then got taken to a small town of only 200 population & had a home cooked lunch of cold tomato soup Spanish style & wild venison with chestnut/ red wine sauce, ate green olives, was a nice experience, gr8 family culture, will leave with good memories off to Madrid in the morning.
Cheers
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