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Category: Xabia, Spain December 2019

The journey North

17/03/202017/03/2020 Ian SmithXabia, Spain December 2019Leave a Comment on The journey North

We have been back in Scone for 11 days now …. a lot has happened in the World since then. When we left Xabia on 29th Feb the Covid-19 crisis in Northern Itlay had started but there were only handfuls…

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The last furlong

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Ten weeks passes really quickly, …….especially after having had visitors for three of them. Our last day in the apartment was 29th Feb and we had to be back in Scone for the 6th March for Madamme Butterfly by the…

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Ken & Ray’s visit

08/03/202008/03/2020 Ian SmithXabia, Spain December 20192 Comments on Ken & Ray’s visit

We had a couple of days between visitors before welcoming Ken and Ray (Ray is female despite the spelling of her name!) On our way back from Valencia after saying cheerio to Eglė we explored the South side of the…

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The Eagle has landed

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Eglė our friend from Turkey was due to fly into Valencia the same afternoon Kenny and Moira left. The plan was for us to pick her up at the airport. Sadly, she was due to fly from Dalaman to Istanbul…

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Kenny & Moira – A week already?

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Guadalest We have passed Guadalest Castle a couple of times on previous visits. It’s only a few miles from Benidorm…. but in a parallel universe! Lovely, scenic twisty roads to get there either through the gorge/valley or from high on…

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Kenny & Mo in Xabia environs

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Having made it safe and sound back to Xabia and our lodgers settled into their new, digs we had a local jaunt on Sunday. Jesus Pobre We are big fans of the nearby Jesus Pobre “Rural Market”. Not a “street…

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Kenny & Moira – Valencia

25/02/202027/02/2020 Ian SmithXabia, Spain December 20192 Comments on Kenny & Moira – Valencia

Kenny & Moira were our first visitors. We drove up to Valencia to meet them as we had decided to spend a night there and see the City. K&M were flying into Valencia super-cheap, and getting the Metro into town.…

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The calm after the storm

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Apologies for no Blog for a while. Having friends staying doesn’t half make time fly! After storm Gloria we did mostly local things ( a few miles along the coast), including some walking exploring. Rural Market We had another visit…

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Storm Gloria

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The last Blog mentioned the “calm before the storm on Saturday. It was a beautiful evening. Pre-Storm Severe Red Alert Storm Gloria warnings have been circulated for days, with the epicentre being Xàbia where we are staying. The alerts were…

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Mar Menor

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Who doesn’t like a “holiday within a holiday” ? 🙂 I came across the Costa Blanca Birdwatching Club on the internet who had a meeting scheduled at the Mar Menor. We signed up! The Mar Menor is a 170 Km2…

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