We woke up early this morning to catch the train to Malaga. Saw this headline in the news:

A few minutes later, I received this message from Renfe, the rail company:

Even with my limited (nonexistent) Spanish, I could spot key phrases like “uuna incidencia en la infraestructura,” “no presto service,” and “en BUS.” Indeed, our train was canceled.

After a bit of investigation, we decided that renting a car would be superior to a lengthy bus ride. Thus I am tapping this out on my phone while Sarah drives our Opel Corsa past the palms, cactuses, and olive orchards of Andalusia.