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Published: October 22nd 2017
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On our last full day at Ribamar we didn't venture far - just to the little secluded beach beyond the gate at the bottom of the site for an hour or so late afternoon when the heat had slightly gone out of the fierce sun. For the last few days, we have enjoyed cloudless, bright blue skies, coupled with high temperatures.
This would have been the perfect get away from it all location except for two things - children and dogs. For several nights, a group of kids could be heard running around making a noise after dark until almost midnight, within the curfew rules set by the management, but in our opinion unfair for the majority of the clientele given the general tranquil ambience of the site. As for dogs, we experienced several off the lead wandering around, even coming on to our pitch. It's not on!
Anyway, neither of these points would deter us from using the site again, but it would be out of season, during term time. Everything is neat and tidy, spotlessly clean, pleasant pool area, delicious baguettes and pastries available from the shop, all for the special offer price of €96 per week for the pitch.
Yesterday (Wednesday) we were on the move once more - further south to Javea where Olley, our son-in-law, grew up and is still home to his two elder brothers and their families. We used the main AP7 motorway once again which was relatively quiet and straightforward, taking us around the outskirts of Valencia past miles and miles of orange groves. After all, the Costa del Azahar is known as the orange blossom coast and it is where most of Spain's oranges are grown.
Despite several email attempts, we had been unable to confirm availability of a pitch at Camping Javea, but we need not have worried since there were plenty available at this time of year, so once we had chosen our preferred location we began to set up in the company of several newly arrived British 'snowbirds' who had already built their 'nests'. Several struck up conversation and it became clear that this is a popular regular winter retreat for many, including the couple behind us from Shropshire, and a couple who have been coming here for ten years and now leave their caravan here in storage for nine months of the year and simply motor down for their autumn annual holiday, returning to the UK at the end of November.
Javea has a sizeable ex-pat community and this is reflected in a certain amount of Britishness about the place, including a branch of Iceland no less. However, after a trip to the local weekly outdoor market earlier where we bought lots of fresh fruit, salad and veg, we later went to Lidl to stock up on wine amongst other things, including a pack of back bacon which we have just had for our lunch on crusty bread spread with HP sauce - our first bacon buttie in almost four months, and did it taste good.
The Dutch couple who were our neighbours at Ribamar arrived in Javea on Monday ahead of us, so it was good to meet up with them for drinks and nibbles last night. We seem to be like-minded in many aspects so we chatted easily, well more easily for us since we know no Dutch, relying on their good English to keep the conversation going.
Meanwhile, Javea is in 'fiesta' mode at the moment with a programme of music, entertainment, contests and fireworks in progress. Indeed, David says the volume of the disco was noticeably turned down at midnight, but could still be heard at 3am! I slept soundly thoughout it all.
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oldagetraveller
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Really enjoying your blog. A very similar trip to ours. We were at Ribamar Alcossebre in November and December last year. No children and only a couple of well behaved dogs. Heaven!