La Azohia and that seascape to view whilst relaxing at the local pizza restaurant
A favourite spot for sure
If you thought we'd gone to La Azohia for a rest then think again...
Those party animals Viv & John are already there and so its pizza and salad all round then
The site sits nicely back from the beach and the weather is brilliant!
Lunchtime next day after a heavy vinho fuelled night beforehand and we all visit a local seafront restaurant for a very nice menu del dia
An afternoon lost to very good company, dark beers and the sound of the waves gently lapping the shore nearby....
After a few days our new chums head down the coast a bit and leave us to recover our senses...
An amble around the bay and up to the torre which dominates the headland
La Azohia and as yet not in any touring books we know thankfully
That Torre complete with tower top terrace
Easter is coming up next weekend and I sample this weird delight from the site visiting bread man
A hard boiled egg (still in its shell) in sweet shortcrust pastry
Exercise is needed and so the bikes are pressed in to action
Taking us to nearby Puerto de Mazarron and a beer at the marina
A trailer full of water containers proves its worth by giving us five days at La Azohia
OK some folks could go two weeks with 236 litres of fresh water available but we are accustomed to a van that feels like home and that means not skimping on water consumption
We relocate after filling up to the area of Puntas de Calnegre and specifically a lovely wild camping spot next to the beach at Canada de Gallego and guess who's here already?
Vivian rustles the troops together and we are soon marched off along the beach trail to a beautiful small bay down the coast where we spend some time on the beach but yet more at the conveniently located beach bar
A couple of days are spent in Viv & John's company before they head back inland and ultimately back to their apartment south of Alicante
We move just a few kms down the coast to Taray Camper Park for a couple of nights tranquility and rest. Its just a short walk from there in to Puntas de Calnegre and the several tapas bars/restaurants on offer that front the shoreline
We both ate hearty fish meals that were very reasonably priced and soaked up the sun...
Some folks are put off by the vast array of greenhouses here but we just think:
Tomatoes/avocados under cover = sunshine, and lots of it!
Have you spotted we kinda like it here?
Our morning view across the bay to Puerto de Mazarron
Moonrise...
We move back to the spot near Canada and break out the boots and walking sticks
Hilltop ruins in a fine location, just add money....
We walk back past the camper park for yet more tapas in the village
Unusual this, so many wild flowers abound here and brought on by all that rain just before the Christmas period we are told
We can't resist a trip back to La Azohia one day on Max and settle for fancy coffee at a now favourite little bar we've recently discovered overlooking the sea
Max getting the 'job done'
And to finish here's Nina's latest creation complete with an Easter Bunny...
Time to get moving towards Portugal as the beginning of next month looms ever nearer
We are pleased we spent Easter here. The Spanish came en masse to the coast, many parking next to the beach in motorhomes, but the little village of Puntas de Calnegre coped really well and it was nice to see their little restaurants completely filled with happy folk freely spending money and helping the local economy
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