Hello and
hope that you are enjoying life. I know some of you will be enjoying the sun
but my friends in the UK are starting to feel the effects of winter. Snow on the
hills in Scotland!! It is unseasonably warm
here , although the days are getting shorter and it is cool in the mornings but
in the daytime it is still warm enough for shorts. We had our first real rain
yesterday and today is very overcast but it is not really cold.
We had a
couple of days away in the campervan last week; we set off to Mula on Tuesday
so that I could go to the dentist. He removed the stitches and said everything
looked clean and was healing well. That meant we could head off , so we packed
the van and headed for Moratalla. It is only about an hour away but we thought
we might be able to walk some of the camino that goes to Caravaca de la Cruz,
as it happened the campsite was too far off the route . We had GPS co-ordinates
for the campsite but they were wrong!! So it was a bit tense driving through
the narrow streets of hilly Moratalla.
Eventually
we got to the campsite, which is 8km outside of the village and at the end of
the road, literally. It is set in a lovely forest with a river running through
a beautiful gorge, some sizeable fish and freshwater crayfish lurked in the
crystal clear water. It was fabulous waking up in the forest and eating
breakfast watching the antics of the squirrels. We set off to walk upstream,
but it was about 50 minutes of scrambling which was great fun for me but not
for Chris’ knee. We emerged onto a forest track and wandered a bit and explored
a beautiful derelict 3 storey hous
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| Sunrise in front of the house |
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| Halloween-Casas Nuevas |
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| Camping in the forest near Moratalla |
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| Walking the gorge |
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| Making faces!! |
As we got
back early afternoon on Friday we missed the weekly market in Pliego ,so Saturday
we went to Mula which is a huge market but with a bit better choice. People around
here tend to eat whatever is in season and cheap, nothing is pre-packaged and
it is okay to prod and poke until you find the quality you want. So for example
the tomatoes were 50 cents a kilo and aubergine courgettes and peppers 1 euro
kg –so much cheaper and fresher than the UK. Once we have bought what is in
season I then just make it into meals-a bit like Ready Steady Cook.
Sunday we
drove to Bullas and cycled the Via Verde from Bullas to Ceheghin and back, a 32km round trip-which is the furthest I have
ever cycled. I felt weary but delighted that I managed to get there and back.
It follows an old railway track and most of it is off road and it was fairly
busy , the scenery is wonderful, with vineyards, olive groves and an ancient
city. The cup of coffee in Ceheghin was very welcome.
We have
some work to do on the house this week, part of the front garden needs new
black plastic and pebbles, the back wall needs painting and the new windows are
coming Thursday. So once all that is done we will probably head off down to
either La Manga or Mazarron, for a bit of coastal cycling and enjoying the change
of scenery at the coast.
We get back
to the UK on 30th November and the next day is Amy’s home hen so we
had a little trip to Nuevo Condiminium (a retail outlet near Murcia city) and I
got a lovely red dress to wear with leggings as I won’t have time before Sunday
to get anything. Then it will be only a week to the big day, and although I
have my dress I will need shoes and am not looking forward to a trip to
Newcastle amongst the Christmas crowds.
Till next
time
Norma x
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