A full travel day today. Up at 7am and were the first to breakfast at the Bristol. Managed to source lunch as well which was a bonus.
We caught the local No 5 bus to the Frontier and crossed back into Spain. The border control is really interesting. There is a large bank of automated passport scanning machines which aren't operational and instead you walk past a glassed booth holding your passport up and you are waved through with barely a glance. Kate commented that we could have held up a McDonald's receipt and it might have been accepted.
Caught second local bus from La Linea to Algeciras and arrived at the train station almost two hours before our train was due to depart. I am not a good traveller and always leave lots of time for contingencies and today left extra time because it is a Saturday and we weren’t sure about the bus timetable.
Train to Granada left on time and then twice there was lots of braking and horn blowing. The first time we almost hit a flock of large birds which looked like vultures. The second time we nearly hit a Landrover full of young men. It must have been close because we were the last carriage and they weren't far from the crossing when we passed them.
Had to transfer to a bus for the final part of our journey because of track works!
Finally made it to the Granada Inn Hostel around 5pm and are very impressed with our room. Ensuite, kitchen and balcony and lots of room. This is our first experience with Hostelling World and so far so good.
Found a Supermarket and had eggs, tomato, pesto & mozzarella with beer and tonic water for dinner in our room. It is so nice not to have to go out and find a restaurant.
Manuel,the husband of Jane at the post office was born in Aljeciras. The accomodation looked fantastic. You did have a win. Love Mum,Dad.
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