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Peniscola, Valencian Country, Spain and Canary Islands
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Alcossebre walks
... and so on. . . .!!!!
The Castle and its old walled town are delightful and interesting, with the connections to “Papa Luna”. Apparently the town is one of only 3 Papal Sees which include Rome and Avignon. It was also fun watching the fishing boats come in and seeing them unload their catches, including loads of prawns and calamari.
We do feel there ...
Into Spain
5th Jan
We might have stayed longer in St Cyprien but the weather turned cold (it's all relative!) and windy so we headed south into Spain where we found ourselves a little bit of paradise. The campsite is small and quiet, with excellent ...
Hostia del Mar
... of self appointed pope who moved there to escape criticism (and attacks) from "his" people. Despite the many assassination attempts, he died peacefully of natural causes at an old age. The best thing about the castle was the view from the top. You could see the Mediterranean (blue blue blueeeeee) and the town.
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Goodbye Burriana, Hello Hilz
... Not to mention finding somewhere for us to watch the rugby...............very important!
We left late in the afternoon and motor sailed through the night to the island of Formenterra, just south of Ibiza. It was so nice to drop the anchor in crystal clear water and to be able to jump over the side for a swim. Something we weren't keen to do in the marina.
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Valencia and Memories
... are still evident although the paint has faded. The marina itself has a number of boats in it, but as it is now home to Spain's Formula One much of it is taken up with the race track.
Biking back into and through the old part of Valencia also brought back great memories of time spent here. We had lunch near the Mercado Central, where legend has it desperate fathers from poverty stricken villages would bring ...


