New Year's Day to 6th January 2018
First off, 2 very lucky travellers would like to wish all our family, friends and readers A Very Happy and Healthy New Year that brings many joys along the way!

The picture on the left is Me behaving a little bit badly - and my silly hat did elicit comments concerning the welfare of my 'tits' - but they were very securely pinned on so they were quite safe!
And as for New Year's Resolutions - well I think our only one is to make sure we continue to have as much fun as possible as we plan new adventures and journeys throughout 2018 and beyond!
So after our very restful day on the 1st (I even went back to bed for a couple of hours after breakfast) we were quite happy to participate in a return jaunt to the Chinese Restaurant at Sagunt with a crowd of our new campsite mates........
Ian, Bob, Jack, John (invisible me) Liz, Amanda and Julie |
Therefore, on Wednesday we decided we'd settle for an easy day, but in the end I think John thought he'd got two pains in his neck (me being one of them) as we scrubbed and cleaned T4rdis2 and then proceeded to de-stock one of the local supermarkets!
Happily by Thursday my beloved husband had significantly recovered (with the aid of a bit of TLC from yours truly 😍), so another outing was quickly arranged and this one even included a bit of aromatherapy! We packed our usual picnic and set off for a ride though many miles of orange groves, and as the fruit was being harvested the air was filled with the a pleasant sweet orange citrus whiff.
Early on in our excursion we also visited the 5 'Bunkers' at Nules which date back to the Spanish Civil War in 1936 - some were in better nick than others, and if I'm honest, they weren't really very interesting - but boys will be boys - so they did provide a bit of a climbing frame!
From there we proceed on towards Burriana where the sea wall provided a comfy seat so that we could enjoy the splashing waves of the Med while we consumed our picnic, and then we completed our 32 mile circuit by riding home through more orange grove lined tracks.
Later our day was rounded off by attending the Site Bar where a Couple of fellow campers called 'The Travelling Wannabies' were providing the evenings entertainment. Initially we had dithered about deciding if we wanted to go - especially as we'd missed out tea to do so! But their 'gig' of popular music and 'ballads' was brilliant especially when the lady performed their very own version of the late Victoria Wood's ode to Barry and Freda - 'Let's do it' - if you've never heard it it's very funny but she deserved an Emmy for her rendition 🏆- I don't think there was a dry eye in the house by the time she'd done - and if you want to hear it click here, but really it was her actions that made it so hilarious!

On Thursday we could have joined the planned Tapas feast again but that would have entailed me having to conjure up some delicious dish for sharing, and as we'd already over indulged on previous days during the week we decided against it, and instead we settled for a short 10 miler 🚴🚴 and another beach side picnic!
Friday was another hot sunny day - but the weather predictors had warned that it would be the last for a while - so we made the most of it and lazed in the sunshine for several hours before setting off in the evening to see the procession of the Three Kings! Tomorrow will be the Dia De Los Reyes or Epiphany which always falls on the 6th January (12th night), and this is the time that Spanish children (and many other nationalities) get their presents for Christmas. Much like our children eagerly await Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, the children here leave their shoes by the door with hopes that the three kings will have left them gifts in their shoes when they wake the following morning. Later, King's Day is celebrated by feasting and eating the Roscon de los Reys - a ring-cake that is decorated to look like a crown that a king could wear. It's usually topped with glazed fruits that represent jewels and often a figurine of baby Jesus is secreted inside it and is said to bring the finder good luck - that is if they don't break a tooth!
The parade itself was something that we haven't seen before, and for a little town it was quite a grand affair with marching bands and off course the Kings! However, it has to be said there were an awful lot of 'big children' scrabbling about for the sweeties that were being thrown for the kiddies, but that certainly didn't include us (well not much anyway)! We watched in a very civilised manner - sat with our friends in the comfort of a road side bar and with a nice cool beer to hand!
And finally Saturday - well, that got off to a dull grey start, and compared to recently it was cold with heavy rain and thunder later in the day! Sadly our first mission of the day was to say 'adios' to our lovely neighbours of the last 3 weeks - Bob and Amanda - they left Monmar this morning for pastures new, but hopefully we'll meet up again before we all head home in March.

Bob - if your reading your very welcome to put comments or advice below!
Bye for now😘😘
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