Time to leave Spain!

The week has flown by and we have had lots of adventures, including a couple of trips to the big Carrefour to buy quantities of milk and water that become a burden without a car......and also to buy some treats.

Two days ago, Sal built a huge fort and my job was to keep Trin occupied until it was finished. Below is a picture of the completed fort, which was demolished by Trin about two minutes later, with Sal's permission.

And yesterday, Sal played hookey and we all drove to Mojàcar, which is a white, hilltop village about 90 minutes by car. The views were splendid but all the food seemed very expensive. So we drove to the Playa Mojàcar and went to a bar recommended by two English women. We all ate very well: hamburger, omelette, shrimp, chicken BLT, tomato and cheese bocadilla, plus complimentary olives, breads, sausage rolls and sugar donuts. All for 16€. And after we settled the bill, they brought out the complimentary liqueurs! Amazing. We hung around the beach for an hour or so. The wonderful thing about all of these beaches is that there is play equipment either on the beach or 10 feet away. So everyone is happy. We drove home through the national park and stopped for a view which happened to be at the top of a gorge in which two car wrecks were at the bottom. Here is the family clinging to the edge.

Today, while Hannah went to the gym, the rest of us had churros, chocolate and coffee with other families at a cafe on the main street. Then Stefan went off for a swim and Les and I took the boys to the park. When we all returned home it was hard to decide on a short trip to Roquetas del Mar to see a castle or go to the beach. We decided the castle needed visiting, but because it was closed, we only saw the outside and the cannon.

And then because it was 30C, it quickly became beach time.

The clocks fall back tonight, so we will start off from here around 9am tomorrow morning. A nice lazy start and we'll drive about six hours, leaving about another three for the next day when we return the rental car to Barcelona airport. We now know it soooo well!