Sorry

I know I’ve been lapse in keeping this Blog up to date, but after all we are supposed to be out here enjoying ourselves, which has meant we have been too busy having such a good time to spend any of it on the lap top.

Today though the weather has changed, we were cold early this morning, which soon changed to a windy but warm midday. So after going out to do the weekly shop we dropped into the Dome restaurant in Catral for lunch and then back to the RV for a rest and for me to get to grips with updating the Blog, (It’s a hard Life).

We have been out and about with the cycling group and it is gaining strength week by week. I took the group out to a nice little village called Albatera (a place which Kay and I had reconnoitred a few days before) where we stopped for a coffee and then returned via Sant Isidre to the Marjal camp, a round trip of 13 miles.

After cycling with the Dutch (who normally do 40 miles) these distances for me are a bit on the short side, but we can only go as far and as fast that the weakest and slowest cyclist in the group can handle. Hopefully the distances will increase as the group gets more confident and experienced.

Albatera Church

Albatera Square

The group are really enjoying these Wednesday jaunts as it’s one of the nicest ways to explore our local area. You get to see some interesting things, on our last reconnoitre we saw a group of what appeared to be Mexican field hands planting out seedlings. 

As we passed they shouted out “Hello Americano we love America” sadly I didn’t know enough Spanish to reply that we were English & Welsh not American.

The indoor swimming pool and sauna have been a great boon too us both, as after cycling it’s a great way to ease any aches and pains, especially for me as I suffer from spondylitis and the exercise is helping to keep me fit, loosen up my muscles and joints and to hopefully help reduce my weight, just what the doctor ordered.

Kay’s enjoyed some retail therapy, as we have visited the main town of Elche to shop in the Carrefour and Decathlon stores. We have also visited the Christmas shop on the outskirts of Torrevieja to get our decorations for our Christmas tree.

The Marjal camp is holding a best decorated Christmas pitch competition, somehow I don’t think we stand a chance of winning it, as some campers have really gone to town decorating their pitches, but it’s great to view them at night with all the twinkling lights.

Christmas Lights

Christmas Lights

We’ve been able to keep in touch with the girls back home via Skype, which is great as the distances seem to shrink when you can see them on the monitor.

Ah well its back to living the good life, if I haven’t updated my Blog in seven days you know we are out enjoying ourselves and after the winter we left behind last year, can you blame us?

Keep warm and remember to keep those fat cats at British Gas and all the other greedy energy companies happy by paying out those ridiculously high fuel prices…..I bet you wish you were here!!!!

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