Winter Update

December was an interesting month, we settled into a small campsite in Vilajoyosa, just outside Benidorm, with Mum and Dad in another site in the same town. We are in a small secluded bay, with a beautiful beach, surrounded by small hillocks, giving us amazing views of the campsite, the cove and the fishing farm out at sea. We have climbed the hill several times, we make a special trip up there on Christmas morning before early lunch time tapas, then enjoyed a late afternoon traditional English Christmas dinner at Mum and Dad’s campsite.

Christmas & New Year pictures

Boxing day was spent relaxing before a Chinese buffet dinner, then a show at the Benidorm Palace. Never having been before, we didn’t know what to expect, but we had a wonderful evening, entertainment was great, varied and professional and we had amazing seats in the balcony area.

New year’s eve was a quiet affair, David cooked a meal and we relaxed until venturing out just before Spanish midnight, onto the beach with a bottle of fizz. Our local restaurant put on a few fireworks, nothing spectacular, but we toasted in the new year with a few other couples before returning to the warmth of our trailer.

Day trip to Denia

One afternoon we drove to Denia and Altea and stopped off at a beautiful Buddist type building which turned out to be a 20 year old Russian Greek orthodox church, complete with friendly stray cat. Sadly I had no biscuits in my pocket that day.

We have explored the coastline on cloudy and windy days and witnessed the debris left by the seas. We climbed one hill nearby to watch and record the sun set on a fabulous calm sea, only to find we were the subject of scrutiny by several single men scouring the car park. Turns out we had missed the signs in the hurry to get the perfect picture at the right time, signs telling us were in the local “nudist bay and dogging spot”! We laughed, but chose not to hang around 🙂

Alicante Visit

We recently had a lovely day out in Alicante, a traditional low rise Spanish port town just down the coast, with an old Castle and Fort on the hilltop, some 180 metres above the town, giving us amazing views. Thankfully there was a lift to the top, although ‘one’ can walk up to the top via a steep winding pathway. No Health & Safety at the top!!

And finally, we have had a day out at the local reservoir, stopping for a picnic lunch.