Janet and John go to Spain

Guess who is in McDonalds. By the Marina. Just fr the wifi of course.........
J &J
 
Some nice cars not seen on Spanish roads

Took a ride down to Playa Albir the weekend and stumbled on this little car rally. Jan had to drag me away from the 944 as I owned a S2 23 years ago and still lust after one. The Merc convertible certainly puts my old SL in the shade!
John

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Almerimar

Hope to head that way. Lived in Ugijar, used to take friends and family down there for a bit of seaside and bling. I could also walk the dogs on the beach to the east of the town.
Has anyone stayed around St Jose at the Capo de Gata? I remember walking along the cliff path to several nearly empty coves with fantastic beach's.Dress optional!
 
Day Trip to Alicante

We took a trip to Alicante on the narrow gauge Tram. It went along the coast which was mainly 'DDD' - dry, dusty and disagreeable - so i didn't take any decent pictures, unless you want to see bad taste villas with huge dishes on the roof -sure sign of a Brit! The pics have been resized for faster upload on this M. Mouse wifi here!

Alicante Marina, full of nice boats. This ship is, of course, a restaurant!


We wanted to go to the Castillo de Santa Barbara: I took this photo from the marina.



I took this one from the same place: magic zoom!



Taken from the top. There is a lift inside the hill, free to OAP's! It was a hazy day but quite a view anyway.



There is a most amusing cartoon film showing the blowing up of the fort in 1706 when it was occupied by the Brits.

Sample pic


Manuel Fawkes himself!


Arghhhh!


We went to the permanent Volvo Ocean Race Expo on the marina. Jan's son Simon works for Musto Clothing and is responsible for all corporate sales to orgs like the Volvo race. We also get lots of nice clothes to try out and keep....
I took this pic from the top of the castle: magic zoom!



There's a great film show and lots of pics on the walls. I like this one best! Jan's daughter Amanda was sailmaker crew on the 1998 race. She said it was like being in a washing machine: both above and below decks!



30degrees C today: sunbathing time. I hear it's raining where you are.....
Janet and John in sunny Benidorm.
 
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Both of our children work on the sea, I think it was get away from us! LOL
John
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When Amanda finished her RTW bit she brought her French boyfriend back to the UK and they both lived with us for six months!
John
 
siimplyloco said:
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The new Hymer S830 next to us is occupied by a lovely friendly Belgian couple, the new Burstner 8m the other side is owned by a 7 foot blonde Swede, and a Dutchman just moved his caravan in behind us! Brit Butlins in the sun? I think not: it pays not to be a Xenophobe in places like this!
Janet and John
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To each their own . My point would be that you do have very close neighbours , whatever the nationality . Stayed all over Spain , never roughed it , campsite once a month [more than enough]
 
Ok OK don't rub it in LOL although its not raining here today and the sun is shining its still not hot..... love the pictures :wave:
 
Close neighbours eh? Try this! The pitch next door was empty yesterday morning. By 1600 it was set up for eight people! The pup tent contains a full size fridge freezer, microwave, table, and all the kitchen bits. The family disappeared but they'll be back tonight....we are moving on next Thursday, probably just in time for the summer rush. BTW, all that you see in the picture came out of the caravan, including the freezer! Guess the nose weight anyone?
John

 
As we are heading north soon into La france we thought we had better stock up on some essentials at the LIDL in Albir. Would you believe that my little Vespa carries, in the two tiny storage boxes:

6 bottles of Gin
6 bottles of Cava
2 bottles of White Rum
500g of Coffee

Total cost €48.61 - £39.84!

I did another trip, just to be sure.....plus a bottle of their excellent 40% blended whisky €6.99! All 29 bottles fitted neatly under the dinette seat leaving loads of room for more might we need it!:cheers:
John
 
That is a nice shopping list, if you could not get it all on the scooter you would have had to leave the coffee :giggle:
 
Hope you don,t get stopped going through France with that lot:wave:
 
El Cisne market got a bit more interesting today with the arrival of the salsa dancers! I didn't have my posh camera with me so I can't show you her finer points.....
John
 
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