After a rather lazy morning we took a walk along Torrecilla beach to enjoy a little breeze where we could find it. Beyond Torrecilla we continued on to El Chucho beach, at the end of which is where the Rio Chillar runs out to the sea. It’s generally quite dry and crossed by way of a hump of shingle piled over a drainage pipe, with a 100% likelihood of getting stones in your shoes en route. For those with pushchairs or buggies, like mum’s walker, wheels have been almost impossible and it’s often been necessary to carry said items across.

For as long as we’ve been coming to Nerja there’s been talk of a bridge across this section, but the funding never seemed to be available and nothing happened. Our last visit, at Easter, saw this change and the project actually get started (along with various pavement repairs and other minor works, just before the town council elections took place….😉). This week, we’ve seen the completed work and used the bridge to cross the river to Playazo Beach. All looks good and no stones in our shoes! Mums buggy would wheel over it quite easily!

Further along Playazo beach we headed for Chiringuito Mauri, our favourite on here. The food is good, the wine is cheap and the toilets are clean. Oh, and the view out over the sea is pretty good too! A lovely mixed salad with tuna for me, chicken kebabs with chips for Chris, and there’s more than enough. It very rarely happens, but Chris actually left a couple of pieces of meat today! Add in the bread with alioli, wine and water and we pay another bill of just over €20. It’s becoming a habit! Wonder where we’ll spend our €20 tomorrow?