October 21 Almeria Spain

We’d planned on biking here but when Peter chatted with the travel agent on the ship, he didn’t know where to rent bikes so we decided to walk.
Again we needed a shuttle bus to get us off the port. It seemed weird. We got on, it stopped at another ship so it was standing room only, and we arrived back at our ship and finally headed out.
Almeria is small - can see all the highlights by walking about. The main one is the Alcazaba Fortress - and it is impressive. The main streets are lovely with lots of parks & fountains. We hit the landmarks- Alcazaba Fortress - ran into John Madeline, then Jim & Jacqueline hiking up to it and down. Then wandered to Constitution Square, Plaza de la Catedral, then down the beautiful tree lined Avda Frederick Garcia Lorca. This was the route we should have taken to get into the heart of the city. Oh well, at least we found it later.

We got back in time for lunch & laundry, which was an experience on its own - only 5 washers & driers for 650 people so the place was packed. Seems timing is critical. Fortunately I had some fun chats while waiting.
For drinks we went to Horizons, not our usual Barista, but some how Rose & Val didn’t get the word. Lots of good laughs when we finally found them having dinner on the Terrace - joking about being ditched, jilted, abandoned, whatever. It was a beautiful warm night - lots of wine & laughs at our girls table.

That night we saw a fun show - 70s music & dancing. Super high energy.Read more