We decide this year on spending the festive period away at Ricote so we can walk off those calories and just chill whilst most folk run round in circles....
As stunning as when we last were here so familiar trails are followed and its all pretty quiet away from the coast
Our Xmas Eve Tapas followed by far too much fancy cocktail mixing courtesy of Nina and her array of lethal spirits lined up
We were dancing in the van at a very early stage come the evening and its a good job our nearest neighbours were parked well away
Christmas morning and the veg is done!
Just four vans here and one of them has Judy & Keith in it...
We met these guys at Jalon and waxed lyrical about Ricote to them so we were not surprised to find them here
Having had their lunch on Xmas Day they spent the afternoon with us in the sun
Lunch arrived around 5pm and we were ready for it!
A few more days were spent at Ricote and then we wandered off back to Murcia
Encamped for the New Year were our North Eastern friends and Keith tagged along with us in to the city to see the sights (and drink beer!)
Not bad for the last week of 2017...
We bid farewell and Bon Route to Keith & Judy and head off to spend New Year's Eve at San Fulgencio parked up near a favourite bar of ours in the hope its open for the main event later in the day. We decide to walk it to Guardamar and back to visit a new Pizzeria I checked out on the web, a round trip of around 9km which was OK but alas the gaff was closed
So, having checked earlier that 'Our' bar was going to be open we hastilly entered at around 9.30pm to be told it was closing at 10.00pm 😒
But don't worry says Tony the Spanish boss 'I'll reopen at five past midnight'
To his word he did and we were his first customers of 2018...
The 50m walk back to the van was done around 5am....
'Franco', one of several mixed nationality guests we had the pleasure of meeting that night amid a steady flow of beer and cava...
After gathering ourselves next day we trundle past Alicante & Benidorm again to RV with Keith & Chris again at Jalon
Fish & Chips it is then!
We do some good steady village walking taking in a good Menu Del Dia at Alcalali and having a few wines in Jalon centre
All smiles next day as we head the other way to Senija via Lliber
Obligatory refreshments in the square at Lliber
Wow that sun was hot!
Evidence of the betting/racing sport involving the painted pigeons that goes on in these parts
Keith's new friend...
A reminder that water isn't free in Spain
A great few days with our fellow travellers spent in a great spot
We go now to spend a week or so at another firm favorite, Casa Rudo at La Hoya
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