My eclipse plan · local planning workspace
One eclipse. Three branches. Decide before you need them.
Choose a Plan A, B and C. Your selection is stored in this browser and encoded in the page URL so you can share the plan without creating an account. The goal is to make the fallback explicit long before forecast and traffic pressure arrive.
Plan saved automatically in this browser and reflected in the URL.
Each plan slot should use a different base.
Algeciras
Outstanding all-round plan
Tarifa/Barbate west; La Línea/Estepona east.
Estepona
Very strong plan
Marbella east; Algeciras/Strait west.
Marbella
Very strong plan
Estepona west; Málaga east only if weather clearly justifies it.
La Línea de la Concepción
Very strong plan
Algeciras/Tarifa west; Estepona east.
Tarifa
Very strong plan
Algeciras, Barbate or west/east Strait options chosen early.
Conil de la Frontera
Very strong plan
Barbate south; Cádiz/Jerez north depending on weather.
Barbate
Very strong plan
Conil/Cádiz north; Tarifa/Strait southeast.
Cádiz
Strong with trade-offs
El Puerto/Jerez for inventory; Conil/Barbate for a weather move south.
Málaga
Strong with trade-offs
Marbella or Estepona, decided before eclipse morning.
Melilla
Viable, but profile-dependent
Commit based on the short-range forecast before travel.
Ceuta
Higher operational trade-offs
Mainland fallback should be planned before you board, not on eclipse morning.
Trip readiness · saved locally
Turn Plan A/B/C into a travel plan you can actually execute.
The shortlist is only useful when each branch has accommodation, arrival logistics and a viewing plan. Tick items as you confirm them; progress stays in this browser and follows each base if you move it between Plan A, B or C.
Algeciras
- Arrival anchor
- Road/bus/rail hub + Ceuta ferry
- Car strategy
- Very useful
- Weather fallback
- Tarifa/Barbate west; La Línea/Estepona east.
Estepona
- Arrival anchor
- Málaga Airport + A-7/AP-7
- Car strategy
- Very useful
- Weather fallback
- Marbella east; Algeciras/Strait west.
Marbella
- Arrival anchor
- Málaga Airport + A-7/AP-7
- Car strategy
- Very useful
- Weather fallback
- Estepona west; Málaga east only if weather clearly justifies it.
La Línea de la Concepción
- Arrival anchor
- Málaga Airport + direct road/bus corridor
- Car strategy
- Very useful
- Weather fallback
- Algeciras/Tarifa west; Estepona east.
Tarifa
- Arrival anchor
- Málaga/Jerez → road via Strait corridor
- Car strategy
- Very useful
- Weather fallback
- Algeciras, Barbate or west/east Strait options chosen early.
Conil de la Frontera
- Arrival anchor
- Jerez Airport + road
- Car strategy
- Very useful
- Weather fallback
- Barbate south; Cádiz/Jerez north depending on weather.
Barbate
- Arrival anchor
- Jerez Airport + road
- Car strategy
- Very useful
- Weather fallback
- Conil/Cádiz north; Tarifa/Strait southeast.
Cádiz
- Arrival anchor
- Jerez Airport + C1 rail to Cádiz
- Car strategy
- Low need
- Weather fallback
- El Puerto/Jerez for inventory; Conil/Barbate for a weather move south.
Málaga
- Arrival anchor
- Málaga Airport + C1 rail
- Car strategy
- Useful
- Weather fallback
- Marbella or Estepona, decided before eclipse morning.
Melilla
- Arrival anchor
- Melilla Airport / ferry links
- Car strategy
- Low need
- Weather fallback
- Commit based on the short-range forecast before travel.
Ceuta
- Arrival anchor
- Regular ferry from Algeciras
- Car strategy
- Low need
- Weather fallback
- Mainland fallback should be planned before you board, not on eclipse morning.
For Plan B/C, “accommodation secured” can mean a cancellable backup you are genuinely willing to use. Do not create speculative bookings you would never keep.
Mobility check
Can you actually reach Plan B and Plan C?
A fallback is only operational if you have a realistic way to reach it. If your three branches sit on different parts of the coast, a rental car can preserve flexibility — but it should not become an excuse for a long last-minute drive on eclipse morning.
What this becomes later
Once Privacy + Brevo are live, this local plan can become “follow these places”: weather alerts and availability updates without forcing an account on day one.
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