¡San Juan!

Although it was John the Baptist's "official day" on Tuesday 24th, it was celebrated here on Saturday in order to enable people to get to the village for the celebration from the cities. There was the customary service in the ermita de San Juan, (opposite our house), at midday during which Margaret read a short prayer, in Spanish, along with 5 other congregants.Click left...

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It's quiet here, but...

It's quiet here, (apart from during the summer when everyone visits,) but this last weekend we have had a wedding on the Saturday, and on Sunday, a baptism, a funeral and a recital by 3 local "brass bands". The wedding and baptism were both held in the ermita directly opposite our house which is only used normally about twice during the year.Click left on any picture for the...

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It's holiday time again!

This year we decided to take 2 overnight stops on the way down and another 2 on the the way back from our timeshare week on the Costa del Sol at Calahonda. So, on Thursday morning we set off with our 2 cats and dog plus suitcases to drop the pets off at their kennels / cattery near Tortosa and made our way down the coast to our first overnight hotel which I had booked in Benidorm.Click...

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