Well this morning we woke up with hangovers. That French house wine was a bit rough!! Breakfast helped though. After breakfast we loaded the car and got back on the road bound for Calais and the tunnel. We had a booking for 2.06pm so we had plenty of time. The journey went well and we arrived at the tunnel early and were offered an earlier crossing which we decided to take. As a result we arrived in the UK early so decided on a little side trip to Ashford factory...

Well we managed to get a reasonable night's sleep inspire of the bed. When we went down for breakfast there was nobody around finally the chef turned up and we had a continental breakfast of sorts. There was nobody at reception either so in the end the chef checked us out. When we got back on the road we passed a racing track and realized there was a race meeting on over weekend, hence the reason it was hard to get a room. We just picked wrong town. The overcast ...

Today we had to reluctantly leave our hosts John & Pat to start our journey back to the UK. Pat was up early and not only did she make us breakfast, but also made us a packed lunch for the journey! Our journey started well with a leisurely drive up the motor way to Valencia and then we headed inland across the high plains to Zaragoza. We then headed north through the Pyrenees, it is a fantastic sight as you cut through the passes with mountains above on eith...

I Started our last day full day in Pedreguer by giving the car a good wash ready for the trip home to the UK. By the time I had finished the car and swept up the leaves on the terrace the others were up and we started with breakfast on the terrace appreciating the beautiful weather. after a few little jobs in the morning six of us headed off to the village of Parcent to L'Er restaurant that specializes in Paella. They still cook their Paella on open wood fires gi...

Today our trusty bilingual 'guide' took us through the Sierras to the town of Guadalest to visit the spectacular El Castell De Guadalest and Casa Orduna clearly the builders of the castle, church and associated buildings were not scared of heights or if they were they were more scared of their rulers!!! The journey by winding roads through the mountains was spectacular but the views from the highest parts of the Castell were truly breathtaking. The reservoir in...