A day around San Pedro de Alcantara

The San Pedro area around Marbella, Spain is old and “muy simpatico”. Of course, with charms come problems and finding a parking spot isn’t easy, especially when like the rest of the tourist and foreign resident crowd you want to go out at night for dinner. 

Sure there doesn’t seem to be any low season on the “Costa del Sol” and it takes a lot of driving around, searching and polluting to finally spot a resting place for one’s vehicle. It also forced me to revisit tight parallel parking maneuvers. 

Did I already mentioned that most Spaniard we encountered were very, very nice! We even found a Belgian MAGA woman who aggressively told us that Trump was Jesus or something like that. I made her regret her comments!

Earlier that day we had discovered the “Paseo Maritimo” a scenic boardwalk, beachfront promenade, lined with palm trees, restaurants, shops, and beach bars, that runs along the coastline, offering beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea. 

It's essentially a pedestrian walkway perfect for leisurely walks and people-watching, stretching on a great length of the Costa del Sol.