Last 2 Days at Playa Tropicana, Alcossebre

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 Tuesday 21 February

We are coming to the end of our 3 weeks here, so we are definitely winding down now. So it was the seafront walk to town again, mainly for another visit to one of the Chinese Emporia.  So rather than take more photos of our lovely beaches, here are a few views down the aisles of the shop crammed full of just about everything!  There seemed to be bowls and boxes on every corner ...




They apparently started re-doing the roads in the town centre at the beginning of January - this street has gained a pavement during the time we've been around.  Not sure which year it's planned to be finished....

Wednesday 22 February

This morning - lovely and warm and sunny - John did a spring clean of the van back outside storage compartment and put everything back in all neat and tidy, ready for the next part of our adventure, our travelling through northern Spain and France and eventually, home.  

As it gets dark around 7 we haven't been cooking evening meals outdoors very much, but as we were spending most of the day at the site, we decided to cook outdoors at lunch time.  So all I have to put on here today is our stir-fried chicken and vegetable noodle lunch!   

As mentioned before, we have enjoyed the company of several friendly people here - most of them long-termers, but it has been especially good to get to know Karen and Steve.  They had been out for lunch today so we invited them to come for a light tea and evening with us.  Had a lovely time and John won the Triominoes competition!

So tomorrow we shall be moving on to pastures new, sad to leave this beautiful place, but looking forward to seeking out some new places and experiences on our travels.
 

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