Torrevieja, Spain and Canary Islands

Casita Jasmin Torrevieja Spain Home Ahhhhh, It is exactly what we all needed. Peace. Laundry, pool, wine, and coffee. We arrived in Alicante last night by first class train (it was nicer than our transatlantic flight if you can believe it!) at about 10 ...

... and after our endless days of motoring into chop and only making 3-4 knots, we were tickled. We anchored in Puerto de Torrevieja around noon. We passed another milestone just before my 0500 watch - 0 degrees latitude. Now we are in the western hemisphere ...

... I have... Fortunately it only lasted for a couple of hours as we made our way into the relative serenity of the marina in Torrevieja. The wind has been howling here for the last few days with gusts over 40knts and while we sit on our boat and hope it ...

... for me to swim but the other tourists doesn't seem to mind. The apartments along the beach have a considerable amount of graffiti and a general dusty dirtiness pervades the town. We stay 2 nights and from the boat it all looks charming and we have a great ...