After talking with some people in the bar, we decided to change the ride’s course but being more cautious. The original ride had us going North of Chorro and coming down to Ardales, but instead we decided to go west of Antequera going through “Valle de Abdalajís” and then passing through Chorro.
This really payed off as the ride was very picturesque. As has become very usual with the beginning of every ride, getting of town is very difficult with huge hills to climb, which is not a good idea when you’ve just had brekkie. The climb was gentle and we’ve had some very nice scenery, and our legs were most definitely thankful to not have huge climbs to go through. We eventually veered of the main road and got to Chorro. Lots of accommodation available before you get to Chorro that do not show up on the Internet…however, unless you are planning on doing rock climbing or visiting the hanging bridge, Chorro is a place where you can just stop, have lunch and keep going. From Chorro to Ardales it was a nice uphill, not too demanding…
Ardales is a very small town with a bit of charm. Very hilly and has a nice church at the top. Our accommodation was thru booking.com felt as if it was through AirBnB. The lady was nice and recommended Falco, where we had a fantastic dinner of steaks, salads, prawns, wine and more wine. We enjoyed the music at the place only to later find out the manager really likes music and had picks the songs himself. He sat down with us for a bit to let us know how to find his music.
Tomorrow is the last of the ride and I am feeling a bit nostalgic. I have enjoyed Spain like no other time, all the towns and people we have met have been fantastic, I’ll definitely miss these days.
