Enjoyed a sleep in then brekkie in our apartment before heading off to the old town before 10am. Had time for coffee at Plaza de la Virgen (not many coffee shops open this “early”) before meeting our guide Carlos for our free walking tour. Such a flamboyant charismatic character who really made our 2.5 hour tour interesting and enjoyable. Fortunately it was not exceptionally hot and with shady stops, some slight cloud cover and the occasional breeze, conditio...

Breakfast in our apartment this morning before packing up and walking about 10 minutes down near the river to collect our car from the parking station. Time for a coffee in a lovely cafe before driving back to the apartment and collecting our luggage. With an ATM then petrol stop, we were on the road by about 10.15am. Long driving day today as we decided to bypass Alicante and drive direct to Valencia. About 500kms (our longest day of driving so far) but thought...