For the rest of January our days mostly consisted of more of what we have already explained. We were joined by Jules and Gary who stayed down the road and we enjoyed a couple of meals together before they left to go to Morocco. We frequented the pool most days swimming our 1km in a 14m pool which equates to 72 lengths – enough to make you dizzy really but it felt good to be back in the swing. Scot has taken on spin at the gym with gusto and is really enjoying it. We have joined in numerous events with our new found Brit friends. We went to a fancy dress dinner, a few music afternoons/evenings with many people jamming together and singing, a dance night, dinners or lunches out with people, 8 ball night or just a quiet drink or two with one couple or other. Our social life has soared from being just the two of us to being invited out often. We feel very blessed to have met so many lovely people and to be accepted as friends.
The weather has been exceptional and we have enjoyed temperatures up to the early 20’s with cooler nights. We have been to a number of markets where we adore the fresh food, oranges freshly picked 5kg for 2euro, very cheap olives, broccoli 2 large heads for 1euro. I could go on about the fresh cheap veges as we so adore them. Its such a shame we cant fit much in our fridge as we want to take as much as possible when we leave.
We were joined by other friends during Feb and we enjoyed some sightseeing to Guadalest which is a very cool village inland from Benidorm with a motorbike museum close by. We had lunch there because they roasted the meat on an outside firepit, it was delicious. We came back via Benidorm.
We did a bike ride with a number of the Brits and we biked along the coastline north from Santa Polo to Los Arenales del Sol which equated to about 30+ kms. What an awesome day. We all took our lunch and ate it on the waterfront partway along and stopped for a couple of coffees at cafes. Scot completed another push bike ride with a number of other guys – about 20 in total – they biked about 50+ km out the back of La Marina suburb. A great effort on his mountain bike.
Scot and i visited Alicante by bus and took a look around the old town which was lovely as well. We went with our friends to the Torreveija carnivales which was a colourful and joyful event even though they were running 2 hours late and it was a cool night.
I had to have a tooth pulled out which i was very afraid to get done. The back tooth on the other side was a drama and cost 1500aud. So along i went, i was in the chair perhaps 10 minutes and she had it pulled out and i was gobsmacked. I walked out to the waiting room where Scot said ‘Do you have to come back another day’ Lol. The cost 60euro. I am coming back here when i need more dental work done.
I am surprised that in Spain you can go into a chemist and ask for almost any medication you want and you don’t need a doctors prescription. If one says you cant buy it, you simply go to another who will likely sell it to you.
Scot went for a ride on the back of Micks Harley which is the first time he has been on the back of a Harley – not quite a bikers mole…haha.
We did a bike ride to Rojales with friends to the markets but unfortunately missed the markets we were so late, but the scenery was worth the ride.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time at La Marina and would love to be back in the future but who knows where our travels will take us in the future. We reluctantly said our goodbyes to our new friends who we seem to have known for a long time and hopefully we will catch up with some or all of them back in UK at some stage. It seems strange leaving but we know we will enjoy being back on the adventure trail once away.
