La Alfoquia, Andalucia... Take 2 - Part 2.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 12:54 AM
Well we managed to get away with a totally uneventfull trip this time and you don't know how good that feels at last. Thursday evening we travelled to Pineda de Mar for the collection, just missing an absolute downpour so we managed to load the van and keep ourselves and the furniture totally dry. Then we had a very late drive home for a McDonalds and a nights sleep followed by roughly an 8:30am start for the 850km drive south. Driving west from Lorca everywhere was soaking wet so we guessed the weather had not been too good and arriving at the drop off we were told it had just stopped raining and had been bad for three days, unlike good old Tamariu where we had not seen a drop for weeks. Around 7:00pm we hit destination and were pleased to be able to unload that same night so that we could continue to our hotel in Murcia and have a relaxing evening and meal followed by a complete rest day on Saturday. After a very large breakfast on Saturday it was on to the tram (totally free of charge) to the town centre and a days shopping, wow it's cheap down here, you lot that live down there should count your lucky stars - we estimate that it is at least 10% cheaper than up here in rip-off Catalonia. For us diesel is still 1,19 a litre, the motorways have tolls and Heinz baked beans are almost a Euro a tin. Saturday evening saw another meal followed by a viewing of Donkey Xote which was actually rather good which surprised me. Sunday morning another hearty breakfast and a midday departure for the scenic drive north, I love this drive, but now it started to rain again. Stopping briefly at Devils Bridge in Tarragona for a photo shoot we continued virtually non-stop to arrive back home at 9:00pm. Over the entire weekend we managed to stay dry while all around us got soaked. Hopefully we have another couple of runs to do down here over the winter if all goes to plan, but for now that's it and the photos will appear in a day or two in a new online album.
Where are we going next? Well that depeneds on you!!