We went to see Jane’s sister Ruth at Moraira for the day on Friday, a round trip of 300 miles. Motorway practically all the way, so it was quite manageable. The picture above, featuring Ruth and Jane, is of Ruth’s villa, which has a pretty garden. On being shown round the garden, you realise how different gardening is in Spain compared to England. No lawns, for instance, usually gravel with specimen shrubs and cacti all of which need to be carefully handled to avoid being speared by their fearsome spikes. Health and Safety would require gardeners to wear a chain-mail suit back in England! Lemon and orange trees abound, also a soft fruit rarely found in the UK called nisperos, apricot size and colour, that are juicy and sweet.
We walked along the picturesque coast to Moraira in the afternoon for an icecream. and then home a bit later, arriving just before dark which was just as well as the car lights are apt to cut out unpredictably. A most enjoyable day.
Time for a final walk up the rambla. This is a large dry riverbed running alongside the campsite and continuing inland through a designated Natural Park for about 4 miles. It is a beautiful walk and a haven for wildlife as well as serving as a dirt road. It’s so easy to overlook these gems right on your doorstep, just like you do at home. Next photo is from a few miles further on.
On Wed 17th we leave for Aranjuez, 30 miles south of Madrid.
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