Tourists have Arrived!

We have our first visitors!  Alec and Ames have arrived with fab sun tans from Dominican Republic - sun's out here so Alec is in the pool - our pool is 'Man or Boy' as our mate G would say - you need to be a man to brave it!!

Here's the Man in the pool

Alec about to brave the cold!

Pics by the pool

Went out for a Chinese - Chinese chillies are way too hot for Al and D!!

Ames discovered our hot chair on the patio - right in the corner and a major sun trap - whenever there was hot sun Ames was in the chair with her sun tan lotion.

Ames on the patio - not in the hot chair!

Quite a bit of walking was done in the 3 days!
Mogs and Ames walked on further than the boys and came back to find them asleep in Vannie!!

At the top of the tower

Ames and Als liked the local market - kept buying stuff -we think Al has plans to start a sunglasses shop!  We packed as much as we could into the 3 days they were here.

Dave and Als in Mojacar Town

The Old Town

View from the top

Much needed drink in our local bar after all the walking!

We had a great time when our tourists were here and it was lovely to see them.

What's the weather Dave?

25.7 in the shade....40.0 in the sun!

D has a new gadget and has moved from being Guitar Man to Weather Man! We are given frequent temperature updates - I think I am on tour with a geek!

Under the Hammer

We needed some sunbeds for the apartment and someone told us to go to the Auction at Antas - we came back with:

a new double bed
new cooker
coffee machine
toasted sandwich maker
heater for the van in winter
books
42" flat screen TV
............and some sunbeds!!!

I think we got a bit excited and Mogs got a bit carried away with her paddle - they give you a paddle with a number on to hold up when you're bidding.

D: "Mogs don't go higher than 10 euros"
Auction Man: "Do I hear 15, 15 I'm bid"....

At 15 euros D's pulling the paddle off her!!

All good fun though and we got some good stuff for the apartment at good prices - we did have to send the TV back though as the screen had shadows on it.

We're on a Mid-week Break (on holiday)

Mog's friend and running buddy Sam was coming over for a holiday an hour and a half up the road in Sucina on a well posh golf course so we set off in Vannie for a mid-week break to see her.  It was great to see her over here in Spain and meet her brother Chris and girlfriend Stef.  They had a hot tub in the garden of their villa and after lots of gossiping and catching up - and beers - we headed into the tub with a bottle of bubbly - heaven! Mogs is really missing her hot tub!

Bubbly in the hot tub!

Spent the day chilling and chatting and Mogs and Sam had a lovely run around the golf course in the morning - but VERY windy!  It was great to run with Sam again and do more chatting while running :)

Sam's hoping to come out and visit us later on our tour in August - we're buying a pop up tent to take with us so we have a spare room for Russ who has booked and any other visitors!

It was then time to head back to Mojacar via a camping van shop and Ikea in Murcia.  Got a few bits for the kitchen in Ikea and some bits for the van - essentials for our travels.  After the paddle waving at the Auction we are now on a very tight budget and not going there again!!

Our Local

Neo's is our local bar at the end of the road that we really enjoy going to - the owner and staff are lovely and so are the free tapas you get with your drinks.  It's right on the beach and is a very cool beach club bar with good lighting that Dave loves - the bar is lit up a different colour for every night.

Video showing view from the terrace

Inside the Bar

Restaurant in Neo's with lovely sea view

We are just off there now for an early evening drink in the sun ........

Next tourists to arrive are Eth and his girlfriend Samia on 30 March followed by Mog's friend Chris - M feels some 'wine o'clock's' approaching!