The Campo (the countryside) isbeautiful; mountains, dusty-green olive trees, wild flowersin the spring, almond treesin blossom in January & February and an indescribable feel of “Wild West” due to all the newbuilders…settlers.
I guesswe felt like settlers
when we got our piece of land So we bought a generator
and a second hand caravan There wasa clear stream of water running down the mountainside so we went into the wilderness for a Robinson Crusoe ride
The fact that you don’t get post delivered, there are no street namesand you have to bring all your garbage several kilometersto the nearest container, all ad to the feel of Wild West. Getting a landline telephone isalmost impossible and so wasinternet until quite recently (thank lord for wireless)…so getting an away-from-it-all-feel out here (yes– I live in the campo now) among goats, avocado and cactus iseasy to achieve – should it be on your wish list.
Speaking about goats – the goat man and all hisfour legged friendsstill stop the trafficwhile crossing the main road. Thisisa charming experience while on holiday, but when you live here and have to show up at work…it needsa little adjustment. But there really isn’t anything to do about it besides from getting used to the idea of; what you don’t achieve today…You might do mañana!
To reach the majority of homesand rental villas, you have to drive off the beaten trackalong unsurfaced mountain roads– tracks– however, the view you get from up here – overlooking Torrox Pueblo and the Mediterranean Sea is to die for.
