Today I was woken by Pete's iPod's alarm, which was only slightly more forgiving than the phone, and I almost jumped out of bed with enthusiasm. Only I was still half-asleep so it was more like a fall! After I'd got ready and done some diary and Pete had showered, we made our way down to breakfast, which was much the same as the day before, so there's no point in me going through it. Once we'd finished and got our travelling gear ready, we set off to explore the more inland villages.
Our first destination was a waterfall near the town of Polop (which Dad and Pete joked sounded like "plop", but after much travelling through twisty-turny roads and through picturesque villages, we couldn't find the waterfall! It was as if someone had hidden it! Instead, we ended up taking the car uphill to take some pictures of the dramatic scenery, which was sadly ruined by the glacier-esque coverings for the farmers' plants which covered the sides of every hill. Eventually we headedback downhill, past 'Cactus-Land' (great!) and through Polop.
We now headed on to Guadalest, a beautiful village atop a rocky hill (almost a mountain!). For some reason we weren't allowed in the castle, so we contented ourselves with exploring the pretty backstreets and taking photos of the breathtaking panorama. When we were bored of this, we headed to a nearby cafe where I had a very chocolatey hot chocolate! It was like liquid chocolate fudge cake! Mmmm... ALso, in the cafe, they were playing a LOVG album. I couldn't tell which one, but it had Muñeca de Trapo and Dulce Locura, as well as some other pretty good stuff. I really want to get out to a music shop and bag some good deals on old LOVG.
Anyway, tired of Guadalest, we headed back to Polop to look around. To begin with, we headed uphill again past another interesting church, and to a castle...which was also closed! We weren't doing very well today! Instead, we decided to bask in the sun like lizards. To be honest, I could probably have stayed there forever. However, no sooner had we sat down than someone decided we should go and look for a fountain of some kind. So back down the hill we went, and after a little wandering we found what we were after: a mosaic fountain running around the outside of a quiet plaza. It wasn't quite what I was expecting - I was looking for a centrepiece or something in front of a building. But, one way or another, it was another thing to take pictures of. Apparently there are 221 spouts, but I've no idea why that's significant.
So, once Mum and Dad had taken enough photos and Pete had made sure that there were exactly 221 spouts, we headed back to the first beach from yesterday to grab an ice-cream. This proved to be almost more trouble than it was worth, but eventually Mum and Dad found an heladeria that they liked, and we tucked into a mountain of nougat and chocolate ice-cream, brazil nut pieces, toffee syrup and whipped cream. Mm-mm! Pure sugar never tasted so good! Sadly the bowl was only soon deep, and soon I was drinking the melted remains at the bottom. ¡Que pena! With the ice-cream eaten and the bill paid, we headed quickly back to the hotel, a journey once again without anything significant happening. Back at the hotel I made use of my wi-fi hour to browse the web, update my blog and catch up with Georgia. Apparently the snow is almost gone where she is, so it should be clear by the time we return. That's good - no more embarrasing slips up! The hour passed far too quickly, but it passed nonetheless, so I returned to the room to update this diary.
With that done, I headed down to the pool for my regular 30 circuits. It was a little busier than yesterday, but eventually I got the pool to myself again. After this I returned, showered and joined the others for dinner. It was very similar to last night, but with different selections again in the hot food section. After the meal, we played card in the common room. There was some live music as well, but I was too engrossed in the card games to really appreciate the music. Anyway, after I'd won twice, we returned to our rooms and chilled out until it was time for bed again.
So, another day gone. Sorry I didn't put this up yesterday as I was planning to - I came down with some weird tummy bug that was probably from the sanwiches at the CDC meeting thing in the morning. I dunno, I'd just got back into cheese and pickle and this is what it does to me! Evil food... But I digress. Tune in tomorrow for awesome sandcastle action, some more tourist shopping chaos, and of course.....The Chocolate Factory!!! This is an instalment not to be missed - So don't! WHat was that thing they used to say on 'Live 'n' Kicking'? MIMO - Miss It, Miss Out! Or something. I dunno...See ya 'round!
Jack
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