We were ready for an early start this morning and just as well we were. By the time we were ready to leave the sun was streaming in and the carpark was filling with cars. So we were away by 9am, a record for us.

It was a driving day today. We were on a mission. To get to the south coast of Spain where it might hopefully be cooler. Thankfully the roads were straighter and I was glad for taking a wide berth of Seville.

Around 2pm we arrived a campground just outside of Tarifa. We picked our campsite, a gorgeous spot overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar and Africa across the water. It’s still hot though! But there was a nice breeze and we were in shade and I felt so happy to finally be here. After the stress of the last few days I feel like we might well stay for a week.

That evening when it cooled down enough we went for a walk along the beach. It’s not every day you can walk along a beach at sunset and look over at Morocco. It was pretty special.

It’s an hour on the ferry to Tangier, and I’d be quite keen to do it. But Mike keeps looking at the high rises over there and thinks we’ll probably hate it. He’s probably right.

It’s about a 6 km walk into Tarifa, and we can probably walk most of it along the beach at low tide. We don’t actually need to go to the town, but I would like to reach the southernmost tip, just to tie it in with last years northernmost point.