The time had come to turn straight north and pass right over the Sierra Nevada. At Puerto de la Ragua 2000 meters above sea level I had a very good vegetable soup before I started the descent on the northern face of the mountain range.

In the afternoon I was moving through more densely populated areas once more and went through the picturesque village of Ferreira.

Not long after that I saw the characteristic shape of the fortress of La Calahorra, painted in red.

I made myself comfortable in a hotel in the village and prepared myself for the big leap to Narváez the next day.