Ola Bo & Dud, Just to let you know that we’re well restored and recovered from our misfortune in Barcelona. Howard now has a soft material wallet on a long cord which can be hung and tucked into the most interesting places - beware all pick-pockets you could get more than you bargained for!! So trussed and tucked we made our way back to Barcelona. Over this year of travel we have become connoisseurs of the Red Bus Tour - in Barcelona you get 3 red, blue and green. The red route tours the north of the city, taking in Casa Batllo, Casa Mila and the breathtakingly wonderful Sagrada Familia - we could have stayed here all day, and probably for most of the week. The ongoing development, the cranes, portacabins and labourers just add to ... read more

Ola Bo & Dud, Someone turned the thermostat up in Spain, we are currently getting temperatures in the mid 30c and the sun is extremely hot. It’s been far too hot for driving about in the car and site seeing so we’ve been awaiting a little cloud cover before setting out. Guadalest was top of our list for a visit. This is a historical town perched on one of the highest points of the Costa Blanca - its nickname is “The Eagles Nest”, you will see why when looking at the photographs. Initially, the village was built up around the Castle San Jose; but, an earthquake in 1644 devastated the region and demolished the buttress of the castle. We were able to walk around the east wall overlooking a huge reservoir. There looks to be plenty ... read more

Ola Bo & Dud, I forgot to tell you about something strange that I spotted en route to Fortuna. We left the motorway just after Murcia and immediately the scenery changed from being urbanized to rural countryside. Standing in the middle of nowhere was a young woman - low top and short skirt revealing more than enough of her body, and with knee high, black high heeled boots. As I was supposed to be helping look for camp site signs, I only caught a glimpse, but it struck me as being rather unusual. I suggested to Howard that this might be a working girl, but he dismissed this because of where she was and we began to speculate why she would be there. Well!! the following week when we had an outing we overshot our turn ... read more

Ola Bo & Dud, I never thought that we would be sad that winter is over. As we know from experience it is difficult to get any sort of travel insurance for more than 6/8 months at a time (did you know that Howard and I are on a ‘gap’ year and we have a policy that is intended to cover students), so Torre del Mar is emptying of the pensionistas heading back to the UK. It took us the best part of a week to prepare for departure. We’ve never had the caravan and awning in one place for such a long period of time and to say that everything was dirty is an understatement. I now know why mud walls are called such - I usually just wipe them over with a wet cloth, ... read more

Ola Bo & Dud, We’ve been experiencing a bit of weather here of late - strong winds and rain. Yesterday was just like being in the UK drizzle all day, we only ventured out for a few bits from the supermarket. It’s been a good time for doing a bit of a spring clean of the caravan. Under the bed has become our ‘loft’ and we’ve been storing all sorts under there since we arrived here at the beginning of November, so we’ve had everything out and a wipe around with a cloth and a bucket of hot soapy water. Likewise with the cupboards - it’s incredible how much fluff has accumulated over the last 7 months. Before the weather changed we were able to have a wonderful day out to the Torcal de Antequera. This ... read more