Today we left the villa and headed back to Castile- La Mancha in central Spain. I was a bit sad to leave the water, but ready for a drier (less humid) climate and to feel like we are in Spain again. We spent a week in a community of rich Northern European and British ex-pats who have done wonders in creating an environment that, except for the climate, does not resemble Spain at all! We kept wondering if we were in Hawaii or Florida or another place. I guess, to be fair, everyone starts out with "hola," but after that it is all English, and the local market has imported everything British, etc. But we really did enjoy the week of sun and beach and relaxing. I loved the beach - much of the time we
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