Jinx and Steve's Adventures

So here we are, our last stop before catching the ferry home. It's a long drive here, so we arrived quite late, but as soon as we got ourselves sorted, we were off out up into the square to stretch our legs and get something to eat. Naturally, we went to our favourite bar here, Bar Beethoven. You know what, it's great when you turn up a year later and you get a warm reception. We were told that we are now regulars 😊. Tuesday we decided to take it a bit easy and so we took a stroll along the river to the next village, Brinas but unfortunately they were working on the bridge, so we turned around and picked up the via verde in the other direction, following the river still. We had a very pleasant walk. The water levels here are certainly high. We know that Spain has had a very wet winter and fortunately, we've managed to avoid a lot of the rain, just had a couple of wet days on the trot, mind you, they were seriously wet days, raining non stop. Still, they needed the rain. Af...

Friday we took a stroll up to the port area, looking actually for a restaurant recommended to us. We found it and then wandered back. In the evening, we met up with John & Pat, Vicki and Steve. Had dinner at Chabada, which was very nice. We then went to Kawana, the bar opposite the site, to see a band. A very pleasant evening. We said our goodbyes to John and Pat who are leaving tomorrow to go home.  Saturday we went to the old town and walked to the old church, which is slightly up a hill, giving nice views across the old town and out to sea. Having done this, we then went to Bar Mercat, the market bar, for some tapas.  Sunday, we had a bit of a lazy day. We had breakfast at Creme de la Creme and then absolutley nothing.  Monday, we headed off on a new bike ride. We cycled to Xaló which is inland from Jávea in the hills. It was a beautiful ride. Cycling along the gorges and following the valley. Clearly there has been a lot of rain as it was very green here. It ...