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Altea, Spain

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    January 13, 2023
    Martin and Debbie KinallyAltea, SpainTraveler
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    Sunshine here we come.

    January 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Up early to fly on Friday 13th, we must be mad. Birmingham Airport was very quiet, checked in and through security in record time. We had a good flight not as bumpy as I expected and the time passed quickly. Again Alicante Airport was quiet, landed, through passport control and the baggage was waiting for us, straight to the car park and picked up the car in just over half an hour.
    Arrived at the apartment and it was just like the pictures, wonderful view of the Old Town from the window..
    We stroll down to the sea front for a drink and early meal then back for an early night. Plenty of time to explore tomorrow.    Read more

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    Altea Old Town

    January 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    After a good night's sleep and a leisurely breakfast we set out to explore the Old Town. Not quite such a steep climb as we thought and we took it steady stopping frequently to take in the view's. The Old Town is full of little streets and alley ways full of shops and bars and restaurants, not all are open but there is a good selection, Tapas and Italian food seems to be the main theme.
    When we reached the top we went inside the beautifully decorated blue domed Church.
    We make our way back down to the sea front for a drink before our Chinese meal and headed home, not quite 10,000 steps but not far off.    Read more

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    Exploring Albir

    January 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Today we're having a gentle stroll into Albir which lies between Altea and Benidorm. We walked along the prom basking in the sunshine, it's shorts and sun tops today.
    We walk passed the Marina and another batch of nice restaurants.
    We're hoping to find a bar selling craft beers which Martin has read about but when we reach it there is no craft beer so it's a Guinness today.
    The beach is accessible all along the prom but disappointingly it's a pebble beach and no sand.
    After lunch we decide to catch the bus back but unfortunately we don't have any face masks so we have to walk back to the prom to find a shop selling masks. Items purchased and back to the bus stop in time for the next bus., cheap fares over here.
    Meal in tonight as neither of us can be bothered to go out    Read more

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    Calp

    January 16, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Today we took the car and headed to Call home of the large rock protruding from the end of the beach.
    The weather today is not as good a full blanket of cloud and not as warm.
    Well we walked along the prom, as you do, and then headed inland towards the old town.
    Not as impressive as Altea. We made our way back to the car and stumbled across a supermarket complete with cafe so killing two birds with one stone we have lunch and top up the shopping. Bonus shoppers get 2 hours free parking and although we'd been to been there longer it didn't cost a penny.
    Glad we decided not to stay here Shit rating scale 5.76 , that's Martin's score.
    As least the sun has come out now.
    We returned home for a leisurely night, did manage to get both sunrise and sunset today.    Read more

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    A Day At Leisure

    January 17, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    Today we are taking it easy. We are walking into Altea as there is a Market on.
    After checking out the flea market and thankfully keeping our hands in our pockets we walk down to the sea front for a drink.
    We then spend a leisurely afternoon back at the apartment before going out this evening for a stroll to the local Indian restaurant for one of the best Curries we've had.    Read more

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    Beautiful Benidorm!!! We'll see.

    January 18, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Well it's got to be done, we're this close we've got to go and check it out.
    We're taking the bus as the tram station is quite a walk away from the town. The bus takes about 40 minutes to get there meandering through the towns on the way.
    One of the big surprises on arriving at Benidorm was the number of camping and caravan sites, there were 4 along the same road.
    We got off the bus as near as possible to The Balcony del Mediterranean, which is a scenic look out deck in the centre of the town.
    We walked along Platja de Ponet beach first, the sand on the beach is lovely and fine and very clean. We then headed into the centre which is full of shops with sale's on, and restaurants we then went down to the other beach Platja de Llevant where we sat having a drink watching all the mobility scooters going by, single seats, double seats and even ones with seats side by side, I never realised there were so many designs.
    The buildings here are huge, the tallest I counted was 32 stories, not my cup of tea
    Before heading home we have tea and what do Brits in Benidorm eat, yes you've guessed it Fish and Chips.    Read more

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    Fonts de l'Algar

    January 19, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Today we're going to see the waterfalls at Fonts de l'Algar inland and up towards the mountains.
    We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of water flowing down the waterfalls. There were also little ponds which you were allowed to paddle and there were people in the water. Martin put his hand in it and said it wasn't as cold as he expected.
    We walked all around the paths and gardens and then had lunch by a swimming pool before moving on.    Read more

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    El Castell de Guadalest

    January 19, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    After lunch we moved on to Guadalest which is a very small village in the hills with a museum and castle. Apparently only about 200 people live there but in the height of the summer have thousands of visitors a day.
    We walked around the museum which overlooks the Embassament de Guadalest a huge reservoir which is a beautiful turquoise blue colour. It was a lovely little town but being so high up it was very windy and cold.
    From here on the photos will not be such good quality as I've just broken the camera.
    There was a beautiful sunset tonight.    Read more

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    Xàbia

    January 20, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Today we're taking the car to Xàbia a coastal town to the North of Altea.
    The town has a harbour and a large beach but no town to speak of. The weather is sunny today with a slight breeze.
    We walk along the sea front and as has happened so many times when we've been holidaying, we meet a fellow 'Baggies' supporter, so after the initial 'Boing, Boing' greeting we stopped for a quick chat. The couple had moved over here to live from Tipton about six months ago and they were loving every moment. Of course the upcoming match, which is on tonight, had to be discussed.
    We left them with another hearty 'Boing Boing' and walked a little further taking in the statue of an unknown painter before stopping for refreshments and heading back to the car.
    We then drove to the other end of the town where there were some really nice properties overlooking the beach.    Read more

  • Martin and Debbie KinallyAltea, SpainTraveler
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    Moraira

    January 20, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    We are now moving on to Moraira for the afternoon, we drove through here the other day and thought how nice it looked.
    Again this town has a harbour and a lovely beach.
    Right at the end of the town on a car park were several Motorhomes parked up.
    We walked around the outside of the Castell de Moraira again looking at the statutes and then found a nice restaurant on the front where we had a late lunch sitting outside, not bad for January although it was getting a bit cool by the time we had finished.
    Back to the car and home for a leisurely evening and to watch the match.    Read more

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    Hazy Lazy Days and Holidays

    January 21, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    Well today is our last full day here and we're having a lazy one.
    After finally getting out of our very comfortable bed, 8 night's of uninterrupted sleep for more hours than I'd like to say, we have a late breakfast and just chill.
    We rouse ourselves to pack and then head off to walk up Albir to find the Micro Brewery for a couple of beers before catching the bus back and returning to the Indian restaurant for our last meal. One of the best Indian meals we've ever had.    Read more

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    On our way home via Villajoyosa

    January 22, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C

    Up early ready to vacate the apartment but we have a few hours to kill before we catch the plane.
    We drive towards Alicante and stop off as Villajoysa on the way.
    A lovely town with beautifully decorated houses in different colours. As folklore would have it, it is so that the fishermen could spot their houses from the sea.
    We walked the full length of the prom soaking up the last of the sunshine.
    We stopped for lunch and sat outside overlooking the sea whilst we ate an under whelming burger.
    Onwards now to the Airport, slight delay in taking off, about an hour, but good flight home and we are now safely enconsed in our familiar surroundings.
    A lovely holiday with good weather, nice apartment and a lovely town.
    Would we go again, doubtful.
    Would we recommend it, definitely.    Read more

    Trip end
    January 22, 2023
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