Bali Hotel Benidorm

... clear and a beautiful shade of turquoise. It looked very inviting and Kim went in up to her knees. She was nearly going in until a wind came. A few local women were braver and went in swimming.

Eating and drinking is not all we do but it was time for lunch and Val had spotted a restaurant which had the balcony overlooking the water

We had all adapted well to the chilled out lifestyle of small fishing villages but it was now time for a change…

6 weeks left here in benidorm before a flying visit back home to see everyone then im off to Thailand, Oz and Fiji for a few months travelling.

Currently loving the 'dorm, its probably the most random and bizzare place to rep and although its a bit quiet at the moment having amazing nights out with the rest of the fantastic team we have here, still time to come and see me!!!

... crazy stairs. We where welcomed by a bunch of happy travelers that also found their way to El Potro, an autonomous community based on self organization.

At the moment only Jordi is permanently living here who keeps the project running. But the project is well known in the area so there's much local support and many ...

... was closed. It was not only a Sunday but the church holiday of All Saints Day. We instead went to a small town called Gata, yes meaning female cat. There was a small bodega which sold the wine so we got to go there and taste a very tiny portion and taste almond nugget. Neither were good. Then we drove to another small town all closed up and got to have ...

... getting ourselves into, we embarked on the hike with just our "flippy-floppies". The start of the hike was nothing more than a walk in the park with a nice stone path that led us into a manmade tunnel. The tunnel was pretty neat, complete with ropes to help guide us in the dark and to avoid bailing on the slick rock. Once out of the tunnel, the path changed ...

These pictures are from me trying to take a photo of myself writing with my ancient feather pen from the Alicante market and from walking around Alicante on a tour of the the two cathedrals, San Nicolas y Santa Barbara.
The pictures later are from our visit to two little pueblos just outside of Alicante; Guadalest and Altea. In the little town of Guadalest is a beautiful castle ...

... necklace made out of onion for Annabelle!~! And a pair of mono hammered metal copper earrings!~! It's hard here because spending Euros doesn't seem like you're spending real money--but it is!
We meet our host families in two days and that's when it all really begins. I can't wait! I'm just hoping and praying that I live close to the City Centre. And that mi familia es muy amable.
Elizabeth and I haven't had to eat ...

... nos quedabamos y despues ibamos para la cena.
Despues de comer tenia muchisimo sueno.Creo que no duermo bien aqui, las camas son de mala calidad. En el salon hay 2 camas mas, igual me vengo a dormir aqui...
Por la tarde fuimos a dar un paseo por la otra zona del pueblo que no habiamos visto todavia. Que grande es esto, y todo esta lleno de gente, de tiendas, de bares....
Por casualidad encontramos el Burger King, aunque me parecio ver otro en la otra parte de ...