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Days 2 to 4: More views of the Andalucian countryside
Looking back at Zahara at the start of the very long second day's walk.
![Looking back at Zahara at the start of the very long second day's walk. (93k)](images/P5310793.jpg)
Huge thistles grew alongside the path.
![Huge thistles grew alongside the path. (99k)](images/P5310799.jpg)
Everywhere we looked, snails had laboriously clambered to the top of fenceposts, telegraph poles, tree stumps etc in the blistering heat. No idea why.
![Everywhere we looked, snails had laboriously clambered to the top of fenceposts, telegraph poles, tree stumps etc in the blistering heat. No idea why. (99k)](images/P5310801.jpg)
We'd expected an arid brown landscape. Far from it - it looked like Surrey in places...
![We'd expected an arid brown landscape. Far from it - it looked like Surrey in places... (91k)](images/P5310803.jpg)
View from our balcony at La Huerta Dorotea. The large water tank below the garden rang with the sounds of frogs all night.
![View from our balcony at La Huerta Dorotea. The large water tank below the garden rang with the sounds of frogs all night. (101k)](images/P6010807.jpg)
Day 3: Prado del Rey to El Bosque. Everywhere meadows were full of wild flowers.
![Day 3: Prado del Rey to El Bosque. Everywhere meadows were full of wild flowers. (103k)](images/P6010809.jpg)
Day 4: Some real altitude at last - up to about 1350m under the Sierra de las Cumbres near Grazalema.
![Day 4: Some real altitude at last - up to about 1350m under the Sierra de las Cumbres near Grazalema. (95k)](images/P6020812.jpg)
The mountain of Pinar (1654m) on the edge of the pinsapo pine forest.
![The mountain of Pinar (1654m) on the edge of the pinsapo pine forest. (97k)](images/P6020813.jpg)
A pinsapo pine in the Grazalema Nature Park.
![A pinsapo pine in the Grazalema Nature Park. (96k)](images/P6020815.jpg)
Resting beside the trail in the Park.
![Resting beside the trail in the Park. (95k)](images/P6020824.jpg)
Why can't I find a softer bit of rock to sit on?
![Why can't I find a softer bit of rock to sit on? (97k)](images/P6020826.jpg)