The other day, we visited the villages and citrus groves of the Lecrin Valley. To do this, we walked down to Orgiva, and got a bus to Talera. From there, we reckoned on a pleasant enough ten to fifteen kilometre stroll along little used roads and footpaths to take in three or four villages, before retracing oursteps in time for the last bus, which left at 6.30.

Having already experienced the readiness of the local buses to arrive and depart before the advertised hour, we got to the bus stop well in advance. It had been a warm day, but there was a nip in the air, which made me regret not bringing a