I hadn’t seen this coming but it turned out to be the toughest day since the Alpujarras, a thirty kilometer stage that took me all day to complete! Good hiking tracks though through beautiful nature.

Some time in the middle of the day when I looked back I saw a young fox trotting happily just a few meters behind me in the track. It continued to keep me company until I reached a farm and when dogs began barking the fox was suddenly gone.

Relatively expensive accommodation in Bocairent but there were no alternatives.