Today on our tour we explored Alicante – a bustling, cosmopolitan city with a fascinating Moorish past. We visited the Moorish Castle of Santa Barbara, one of Europe's largest medieval fortresses. Set high on Benacantil Hill, we gazed down from the castle battlements over the city and surrounding coastline. A panoramic drive then took us down to the San Juan Beach, where we stopped for a refreshing glass of Sangria, in a dodgy little cafe. We were then t...

The seas were rough during our World Club party but quietened down after that - very calm when we woke latish this morning. We joined a trivia team which was fun, then I went to a Steiner beauty talk. Tom was doing Origami. After lunch we went along to the Art Auction - the man running it said nor more raffles because someone complained about the cost of postage - I sympathised with them and told them I had my heart set on the Picot, so he said if I bought a ...