Fresh seafood

I was taking a walk to town when I noticed four young men emerging from the sea.  They had spear guns so I ventured closer to see what they had.

Octopus!  Fresh calamari for the local restaurants. 

Beautiful sunrise.

Cappuccino at the beach!

We had really high winds last night...all the patio furniture got blown down the deck.  All the houses are really solid so I felt safe and cozy.

A meal of mussels...a large bag for €2.60.  Great dinner of salad, mussels, bread and wine.  Lots of garlic for the mussels.  Yum!

The Coastal Trail

Today my friend Gwen gave me a ride to Calpe.  It’s a small town further down the coast from Moraira.  She had told me there is a lovely walk along the sea so I decided to go.

I start at the town of Calpe. 

This rock is called the Rock of Ifach.  You can actually hike this rock....mmmm...perhaps another day?

The coastal trail is a very sensitive ecological area which is protected.  It’s very interesting to read about this coast and how it changes and survives from stormy Mediterranean weather.

The colours of the waters are beautiful. Wish it was summer and I could go swimming!

A last look up the coast before I meet up with Gwen for a ride back to Moraira.

Back home with the girls. ❤️

Day to day in Moraira

It’s a beautiful small town.  Really a vacation town where lots of people from England, Germany, France and other European countries come to enjoy the Mediterranean and better weather.  It’s pretty quiet at this time of year.

As I took this picture people were still sunbathing and a couple of people took the plunge and were swimming!  Too cold for me.

It’s still 20-21 during the day but it does cool off to 14-15 at night.

This is today.  High winds and clouds coming in.  They forecast rain for the next week.  Guess it can’t be beautiful all the time!

When the temperature drops below 20 the locals bring out their “winter” coats.  Puffy, down jackets.  I’m still too warm wearing a hoodie.

Had to do something special for my birthday so I found this seaside bar to have a glass of wine.  The weather has cleared a bit and it’s quite pleasant.

I then walk over to the Irish pub Father Teds.  It’s comfortable here on my own and the food is home cooked by Gwen.

A pint of Guinness and steak and Guinness pie is my dinner complete.  Then it’s off to the dogs and that’s it for my birthday.

They’ve arrived!

Lisa and Alex dropped the dogs off!  It’s so nice to have company.

Meet Izzy and Mya. 

Mya is only a year old.  So sweet...very active!

Izzy is twelve.  Very sweet and not quite as active as Mya.

Today I went and had my hair cut and coloured.  Couldn’t stand it another day.  Took 45 minutes to walk there.  Passed so many large, impressive villas.

Quite pleased with it.  The company called Top Cat is in Moraira and the two women working there were so pleasant.  Very busy place.

Daily life is getting to be like Groundhog Day!

Without having the dogs to look after I’m actually bored.  This is a lovely town but being by myself and without a car there’s little for me to do.  Dogs are being delivered to me on Tuesday.  Then I’ll be busy.

The weather has been good.  Warm during the days and cool in the evening.



The colours of the Mediterranean are beautiful.

People are still sunbathing, swimming and paddle boarding and it’s November!

Lots of people have boats.

Always an Irish Pub.  Can always count on friendly service and comfort food.  This one is about a 15 minute walk from where I am staying.

Today I decided to try out this “club” in town.  Live music and it’s very popular.

This fellow was an amazing guitarist.  Really enjoyed the music.

It’s mostly people around my age.  Felt quite at home.

And this gorgeous boy was enjoying the music too.  There was actually two of them and so well behaved.

All Saints Fair

A very large celebration in Spain is All Saints Day.  Everything is closed except for restaurants.  I decided to go on an excursion to Concentaina for its historic, medieval fair.

The bus picks us up in Moraira at 8:45 and then goes to several other small towns on the Costa Blanca picking other people up.  Unless you have a car this is the only other option to see other places.

It’s super busy.  Tons of people.  Glad I came by bus.  Parking is a nightmare.

Very colourful.  Food of all types.  So many stalls to visit and sample.

This is Rosie and Sue.  Two women that I was exploring the fair with.

Interesting medieval costumes.

All the vendors were wearing medieval clothes.  Looked very authentic.



Rosie purchased a mobile that she loved.  It was a long day and we didn’t get back until 7 pm.  It was dark and I was so fortunate that someone offered to drop me off as they live close to where I do.

Life in Moraira

I’m settling in to a routine.  I don’t have much to do as the dogs I will be looking after don’t get dropped off until Tuesday and then they will be with me for three weeks.

It’s a very pretty little town.

Complete with what they refer to as the castle on the waterfront.

Loads of outdoors cafes and shops.

The local church.

To reach town from where I am staying is about 15-20 minute walk.  Problem is that it’s uphill on the return.

It’s a nice place however rather large for just me.  It sleeps 10. Unfortunately it’s not warm enough to use the pool.  I just enjoy sitting out here when the sun shines.  There has been some high winds and torrential rain so it’s not all roses.

Bar 21 is just down the road so I went to check it out.  Now this is a good sized G&T.  Delicious!
Unfortunately they are closing as of Saturday for renovations.  Only 2 weeks and then they will reopen.