We stayed at Turiscampo another three days after waving goodbye to our good friends Katherine and James. There was still some exploring to do and we were reluctant to move away from the comforts of the site. The contrast between touring and staying put for a while is interesting. Once we get on the roadRead more
Hogmanay and New Year are a big deal in Scotland yet when we’re at home we usually either spend it relatively quietly with friends and family or just give each other a kiss and go to bed. Sometimes we even go to bed before the bells and then wake up with a fright when theRead more
Christmas with Chris & Mary and Katherine & James was completely different and a big success. At dusk on Christmas Eve our German neighbour called round with a heart shaped chocolate for each of us – a German tradition and very lovely one too. We then began the celebrations proper with a Christmas Eve dinner ofRead more
It is the 22nd December today and I’m feeling a bit pensive. For years I’ve talked about doing something different at Christmas and this year we’re actually doing it. Doing Christmas at home with all the traditional food and planning has been my total experience of the festive season thus far so this feels likeRead more
The drive down from Benarraba in the mountains was challenging. The satnav is good at choosing the shortest route and even takes into account the height and length of the van. What it doesn’t do is make choices based on the condition of the roads. Our ‘shorter and faster’ route turned out to be onRead more
We ended our stay at Marjal Costa Blanca with a night out to Café Uno with our friends Val and Steph. Café Uno is a British owned and run café/ bar in Catral. They host a number of live music evenings and our eye was caught by the promise of an evening of rock andRead more
We’ve come to the conclusion that the weather makes a difference to everything. Even here in Spain where the climate in winter is so much more pleasant than Scotland we find our moods are affected by it. We’ve had several days of rain and cloud and it had a big impact on our energy. We didn’tRead more
We’re in our fourth week at Marjal Costa Blanca and we’ve just arranged to stay a little longer. It’s obvious that we like it here even though we’ve had a temporary blip in the usually wonderful climate. We had almost 36 hours of heavy rain a couple of days ago and now the temperature has plummeted.Read more
We handed our hire car back after a week of exploring the area. We enjoyed having it and we saw some great places but we weren’t sorry to hand it back. There’s something about paying for a hire car that makes you feel that you have to use it, even when you really want toRead more
We’re approaching the end of our second week here at Marjal Costa Blanca Camping Resort. Chatting to people we’ve met at the dog walk and in the bar it has gradually dawned on us that a lot of British people live here all the year round. A pitch for a whole year is very inexpensiveRead more