Nov 29, 2011 - Paella & Sangria

They say the rain falls mainly on the plain in Spain. THEY ARE WRONG. It rains everywhere in Spain. The bad weather that followed us from Italy across the south of France has found us in Spain :o( We camped in the heart of the town of Roses, 2 minutes from the beach. One afternoon Paul had gone for a stroll around the camp, he came rushing back saying he had to get his boules as he had been asked to make up the numbers as a group of French men were playing the famous French game (Pétanque) at the back of the camp, he was so excited!! As...

Jul 10, 2007 - Jávea

Having said I was going to get back to Denia today I gave it a miss after getting stuck behind gypsies for nearly an hour! Yes, gypsies, clip-clopping down the road in their horse-drawn caravans, all 12 or 13 of them!! The roads are so narrow and windy that there are very few overtaking opportunities, so I took the opportunity to read up on Jávea while also working on my left calf muscle as I rode the clutch! Jávea is the Spain I've been looking for!!! I just went from one marked tourist spot to the next, but other than a couple of other...

Jul 9, 2007 - Jávea

Felt like a rest after the course so headed down south to Jávea. Spent an enjoyable month entertaining my mum, my pal Amanda, Paul from Australia and some pals from Barcelona; Verónica, Nadrés, Olga and Ramón. The highlight ? When I decided to have a barbecue. I thought it couldn't fail. The presence of an Australian (who are always giving it large about how good they are at everything) should have made things foolproof.... To spare some blushes Mick and David (two pommies) came provided some assistance!!! Good barbie though, thanks to...