The Lake of Bermajales, Spain

5th November

Wild camping at the (low) Lake - 

5years ago and we would have been underwater on this spot

We headed inland from Calahonda up over the Sierra Nevada foothills and to the lake not far from our final destination. It was deserted, a lot cooler than the coast and the air was a lot cleaner but thinner given our altitude. The lake was very tranquil - the way the light reflected meant that the colours changed constantly. It was so quiet you could hear the birds wading!

The lake at night - 

our final destination is just beyond those hills in the background

Paul went out to take some night shots and we settled in for the night - we slept so well as it was so quiet. However at 6.450am we were woken by small earthquake. The van shook and the earth made a noise like the whoosh of a bus going past you at high speed. It didn't last very long, 2-3seconds - but was a little eerie given how it was the first night we had parked anywhere so quiet and so deserted in a whole trip!

Lake overflow - not used for many years

We spent the day in the nearby town of Alhama de Granada and went for a 6km walk (not far really) along the gorge. The minute the sun started to go it got colder, so we headed to spend our last nights in the van at Paul's Dads house nearby.

Walking near Alhama De Granada