A lazy start to the day and further sorting out of our campsite pitch. The pitches are all covered with a high mesh screen to keep the sun at bay. Probably useful in July and August but in April?

It’s all held in place by lots of wire and chunky steel rebar (re-inforcement bar). Some of this looks a little precarious, particularly if it becomes somewhat windy. The pitch behind us already had several multi-metre lengths abandoned on the ground and another loose piece poised to join them.

 

 

 

Later in the afternoon, we walked into Los Escullos via a far from picturesque service road.

 

 

We are in the Cabo de Gato / Nijar national park and it’s bleak, remote and quiet. Los Escullos was like some kind of abandoned wild west town (it is of course near here that the Spaghetti Westerns were all filmed back in the 60s / 70s). By the time we reached Los Escullos the wind had picked up and the walk had become rather unpleasant.

Evening was a BBQ under our new awning in chilly and rather windy conditions. That’s when the phone beeped to tell us of a severe weather warning for the Almeria region – extreme winds from 03:00 to 18:00. Time to check everything is secure…