The last few days at Ricote are spent walking in the surrounding hills and enjoying the new found peacefulness....
The 'Only bar in the village', well Gin Bar actually
A walk down to Ojos and a favourite cafe of ours for some home made cakes
We leave Ricote and head off down to an RV with Nina's folks at Puntas de Calnegre
Its their first time in Spain in their van and have finally escaped miserable Britain for some winter sunshine
We meet up at Taray Camperstop and catch up on their expoits travelling down from Northern Spain
Some gentle ambles along the front sees them sucking in the fresh sea air and we push further along the headland for some lovely views
This beach is totally rammed in the early summer
Inviting but very chilly...
Lots of snail graveyards are to be found here
We manage to get good spots a few days later at La Azohia on the car park overlooking the sea and I catch Nina waiting for her folks soaking up that sun...
Recently armed with a supporting stick Terry says he's up to walking around to the Torre some distance away. This is good news as recently he's been unsteady on his feet
The view from the first watering hole frequented by the little 'Cafe' birds on the lookout for fallen morsels from the tables
Thats them on the left
Most nights after our days spent together Nina cracks on with her Mum's Mother's day card
View along to Isla Plana to which Terry managed a good walk
We leave the coast and spend a night back at Murcia so the girls can go shopping and the men do Laundry duties at the nearby Lavanderia, what fun! 😕
A trip to Ikea has me demonstrating to her Dad how much space his daughter likes to take up in bed!
Next morning we hit the 'Al Campo' and stock up for our joint trip up to Ricote
Perhaps not this much ham is needed...
Lynda & Terry take an instant liking to Ricote and decide they would like to do the circular hill walk
This has us in mild panic mode for a while as its rough going in places with a few convincing drops but he's up for it and in the past few days has been enjoying walking further
With the aid of my 'Walking sticks' he's much steadier on his feet and we set off on the route
Ricote had some rain recently and its a bugger if you hit a soft spot in the van, all spin and no movement...
My tow rope gets some more use as I pull them back out the mud
Chilly nights but sunny days for our stay here. Spain (and a lot of Western Europe) is going through a cold snap at the moment
They are in the best place but its unseasonably cold and we keep a close eye on the weather app for those temperatures to rise!
The Guys are missing chips so Nina whacks on the mobile chip shop
Check those beauties!
A night down in Archena sees us being treated to a lunchtime meal with Nina selecting the vegetable 'Mixed Grill' as a starter. Nice meal this, taken at the very clean well presented 'International Restaurant'
After nearly a fortnight with the In Laws we go our separate ways, us back to Murcia, them back to Ricote. We were stunned that her Dad did so much walking and pleased he didn't tumble. At the time of this posting we learn that they've done the long circular route reverse ways again which is great to hear. Some of the steeper climbs are around 50 per cent
Chill out time in Murcia
Nice to walk the city at night and see some fine architecture lit up amid the myriad of cafes and bars
One Big tree...
Late evening tapa hits the spot nicely
Too early for breakfast though!
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