Blowin' in the Wind
Our winter break on the Costa Del Sol had began in the very cool and understated town of Estepona . Next we were heading to Tarifa, located at the southernmost tip of Spain in the Cádiz province. The Andalusian town marks the point of where two oceans meet and is celebrated as a premier European destination for windsurfing and kitesurfing, because, as we were to find out, it's very windy! Tarifa. Where two oceans collide On our journey to Tarifa there was the small matter of bagging the odd lighthouse. Faro Punta Carnero sits at the end of a narrow, slightly nerve‑jangling mountain road. But the reward was immediate: Gibraltar rising out of the haze, the Strait shimmering beneath us, Europe and Africa staring directly at one another across just 14 kilometres of water, and the lighthouse standing guard over it all. It was worth every tight bend. Faro Punta Carnero, Costa Del Sol Tarifa has a definite surfer‑dude, chill-out vibe both literally and figuratively. Whilst the wind whippe...
