Hospederia Bajo el Cejo Alhama de Murcia

We've not been far since Amanda's return as she was absolutely knackered. She is having to spend her mornings working but we've decided to get out and about a bit more so today we are going down to Mazarron on the Costa Calida.

Although it's not that far, only an hour and a half away, it is quite tough going. The route takes us through Cartagena, quite a big city with very busy traffic, and then over ...

... after a few miles of cycling. Murcia basically has about 6 motorways going through it. Cant cycle on these. cant navigate because of our incredibly basic A3 map of spain. So we went and bought a beer. Then, a bit drunk (what!? it was hot and we were dehydrated from cycling) we aimlessly cycled around until we found a more detailed map behind some perspex glass, up a lamp post, at a bus stop. Probably shouldnt have taken it but desperate times.. . . . we are ...

Last night we went to a spanish beach bar which was right on the beach no English people were there and non of the bar staff spoke English which i really like! I like to see a country from the locals no touristy areas.

Today we went to the Puerto de Mazzron in the day we got a bus down which was half hour late! We went to a restaurant which we had previously been ...

Yesterday was spent mostley lazing about the pool went to an English owned retaurant for something to eat I order chicken and Chips and Josh had full english breakfast! It was 8 Euros for each meal and the meals were far to big for that heat. Because we had over stuffed ourself we then went and relaxed by the pool for the rest of the day.

On the evening we decided that we were going ...

I woke up at 6am and i could see the light in the distance over the mountain. I could also hear crickets really loud which didnt really bother me and in the distance on a saturday night there was an all night rave which i could hear the music booming and quite clear but it didnt seem to wake me up in the night that went on till 8am.

Sunday was the day they have the market so we set of at 8am towards the port to go to the market when we got there most of it was set up but some stores ...

We arrived at Murcia airport after quite a bumpy ride the turbalnce was very bad and people were scream but we survived :-D!! When we arrived it was already 35 degrees and only 1030am.

It was about an hours drive from Muricia San Javier airport to Bolnuevo and we arrived at bout 11:30 am the view from the villa was amazing could see the sea view! We didnt waste any time and went straight to the beach and walked a few miles in the ...

One may think that with the trouble we had in getting here, we weren't meant to be here. There was a fire on another train aheadd of us, and we were delayed by 2 hours. Then our train was having problems and we had to transfer to another train. All in all we arrived in Murcia at 12:45am, 4 hours late, but very excited to see Javier, Carmen and still waiting to see the girls who got up and went to school while we still slept.

... understand they have bureau de change's all over the UK so I went down and was really impressed with the service. Furthermore the exchange rate was fantastic and they were really friendly, offering a personal service which I liked.

Whilst I was there I noticed they helped with large individual money transfers for people emigrating abroad. Approaching late 50s this is something me and my wife have considered at some length.

Not knowing ...

... the whole of the Mediterranean. Because of the opportunity the land possessed, the nature and locals contributing effort make the place one of the top tourist destinations for many years. The carnival, the beer festival and the jazz summer festival, the shopping, everything from fashion to souvenirs, recreation, leisure's, and playground are easily found. Well, to make ...

After upwards of eleven hours of not being able to sleep on the plane in a seat next to one of the teacher supervisors, and post our quick stop in London, we arrived in Alicante, Spain. From there we took a bus to the high school in Murcia. Though the ride was very interesting with our Spanish commentators, we were all thrilled to finally get to our destination. I realized we were there when I saw Arturo, the long haired student who stayed with AJ ...