A very agreeable day out on the bikes from Elche to Alicante and back along a cycle path (a lovely 4 metre wide one, perfectly
Month: January 2012
What Lazy Days
A perfectly lazy day today, a bit of a lie in, leisurely breakfast, reading, catchup on some work – yes I know is a Saturday,
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Elche – Palm Trees and Shoes
We drove on to the town of Elche today, informed by our Spain guidebook as being renowned for Palm Trees and Shoes. An interesting combination
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The Hill Town of Guadalest
What a beautiful place! The old town is tiny, and perched on a outcrop of rock in the middle of a stunning bowl shaped valley.
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We Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain
Montgó was its name. 753 metres to the summit, I’m not sure that qualifies as a [mountain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain) but it certainly felt fairly mountainous. Particularly craggy
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Deserted Village Outside Dénia
Once we had climbed the hill to the tower, across a small valley we could see an abandoned village. According to one of the info
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From marathons to mud running – The Extreme Sports Phenomenon
[BBC News – From marathons to mud running](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16548236) > Marathon running has been booming for some time, triathlons have flourished recently and now people are
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A Gentle Stroll Around Navajas
Not much energy for anything today, just happy to take it easy. I spent most of the morning doing the chores around the van, sweeping
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On the Behavior of the iPhone Mute Switch
[On the Behaviour of the iPhone Mute Switch – Daring Fireball](http://daringfireball.net/2012/01/iphone_mute_switch_design) Cripes, is there intelligent life out there? It’s a frickin ‘mute’ switch, not a