La Azohia & Aguilas

The weather turns unsettled and we head southwards down to Cartagena for a couple of nights

Just back from the modern centre lies a little of suburbia with streets not so desirable I have to say

This facade is awaiting a whole new carcass of a building

The city centre coffees prove artistic and delicious to boot...

One of many Spanish variations on coffee 

Time to move on to La Azohia and what turns out to be a very pleasant four night wild camping spot next the sea

Day one relaxation

Sunset boulevard...

The local Pizza place is given another visit and a huge 16" specimen hoves in to view

The view from the terrace

Max is pressed in to action on a couple of days visiting nearby, and almost deserted, Puerto de Mazarron

Back at La Azohia the dominating promontory is walked and a visit paid to the Torre at its top

The Torre

Some very narrow and steep stairs

Whatsapps reveal that Chris & Keith are at Playa La Carolina and we join them for three days of walking, cycling and boy fun

The fire pit bought before our departure from Blighty proves a big success with the 'twisted fire starters (a slight role reversal there..)

Spicy Gambas anyone?

G & T girls

Baywatch...

Our particular bay

Keith & Chris's moonlight view

Next night and just as beautiful

Alicante

Valencia was a one night special as the ride in on Max had to be done on arrival day as the weather is so changeable at the moment. No point really hanging around after our visit and paying €17.00 for facilities for another night when we are recharged and ready to go

So off we trot to the Alicante region and Casa Rudo as our resting place for the next four days

The red dot looks good....

Motorhome Nirvana, aka, Casa Rudo

Our excited greetings with Rudy & Dorine over a welcome arrival drink serve to reenforce our feelings of wellbeing here

We look forward very much to our three week stay here next year in the summer

Next day a great ride in to Alicante on Max and we park as ever in our preferred spot in the city centre

We really like this city with its very varied shops and cafe culture

Even a Nespresso boutique over the road for me to top up on those all essential Lungo capsules..

Poinsettias on steroids...

Time for tapas...

The fish one was superb..

€1.50 for the small sticks and €1.90 for the longer variety

There are several 'Lizarran' tapas bars here representing good value but there are so many others to be had in the quaint side streets

Oh great! The year round market stalls are doing a trade....

Any of those top apartments please!

An amble around the Marina leads to a brace of beers sat in one of the many bars overlooking the boats

The main event and our 'Raison d'être'

The New Delhi Indian restaurant on the promenade captures our third visit this year and we are soon tucking in to one of our much missed UK favourites, a good lamb balti & chicken dopiaza

Bloody luvvly Missus!

Time to give a nod to Nina and her eternal stitching habit...

Thanks to a certain Deb Clarke she is hooked on this hobby and it seems the days of shopping for christmas cards are over

I have to say even to my untrained eye (more interested in scooters or reading about our impending political doom) this is rather good...

Of course there are loads more where this came from and the van now resembles a haberdashery at stock taking time at any given moment...

Fair play they're very good Nina

Well done!