Torre, La Benicasim
Estatut, 14 Benicasim, 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
... a wonderful, well-stocked library! Can you imagine my delight?
It is also situated in a nature reserve affording us many varied walks. I can hear the sea from my bed at night and the sun shines during the day.
Need I say more?
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Hostia del Mar
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Later
We arrived at a beautiful hotel by the seaside. It made me really wish we had travelled in Summer! The town itself was a little sleepy, perhaps because it wasn't peak season. I could imagine old couples retiring there.
The real attraction is the Castillo del Papa Luna, ...
Goodbye Burriana, Hello Hilz
... for the island of Formenterra.
We had previously said goodbye to everyone else with a kiwi style BBQ
on the dock, but saying goodbye to Lorraine and Benito was a lot harder. Lorraine and Benito had been fantastic to us and Benito made so many things easy. He helped to organise to have our life raft serviced here, did maintenance on our sails and interpreted ...
Valencia and Memories
With Helen and John along for the ride, literally, we set off to revisit Valencia. With the push bikes we caught the train which an hour later had us in the centre of Valencia. It was a chance to revisit a place we enjoyed so much during our stay for the America's Cup. The city is flat and easy to bike around with parts of the roads and footpaths designated as bike roads. Valencia boasts 300 days a year of clear blue ...


