The sun was shining as we arose and we made plans for the day which would mean there was hardly any time to breathe. Over breakfast it was decided that a trip out in the bay on Rogers’s boat would be great and go for a swim in the sea as this time there were no jelly fish to mess up our sea swimming. Swimming in salt water is great, providing you don’t
Before leaving the house we checked out some wine and headed off and when reaching to town square where the Restaurant tables should have been under the palm trees we found that it was a special day and there was a huge stage and music and so our tables were laid out along the road. The food was really excellent and most of us tried the roasted lamb which was quite something special and of course a further investigation in to the local wine production whose producers were now aware of our arrival and on full alert! swallow any, and we swam around for a while and then headed back to the house for a shower before heading off in the cars to Calpe a nice town about 20 minutes away.
It had been our intention to go there on the boat but the swell was too high for a comfortable journey. Calpe has a very large group of full time English residents although you would not have known it when walking along the beach as the only language heard was either Spanish or French. We stopped in a little beach bar to check that the beer had not gone off in the heat before walking along the seafront checking out the seafood restaurants. We finally picked one where a deal was struck for a light lunch and three bottle of house wine. The food was pretty good but not too much to ruin your appetite for the evening. We took a few photos in Calpe including one of the girls cuddling the front of house staff (see photo) before heading back for a little ziz before the evening trip to Teulada for dinner.
At around 10 pm the street had livened up and there were lots of young children all beautifully dressed up and then groups of adults with the ladies in fantastic white dresses as they paraded along the street. We stayed and watched the well presented show but of course not understanding a word. Unfortunately my camera battery has decided to pack up and so I could only take a couple of photos to record the event, I was a little annoyed that I had not brought the spare battery, oh dear you live and learn. I must have forgotten my old Scout motto ‘Be prepared’
We headed back to the villa and sat around talking until after midnight, what a great day and slightly busy.
