Louise and I finally enjoyed getting out for the day after being "holed-up" for 5 days with this flu (as Louise called it). We had previously signed up for another bus tour and thought a couple of days ago we would just have to pass on it, we'll couple of days did make a big difference as to how we physically felt..."we're going, we've just got to get out. This ride took us into the mountains again with our first stop in Finistat were we picked oranges...I know, kind of corny but we did and we're able to bring the bounty back with us. A couple more stops with coffee, wine and cakes being served and we found ourselves at the train platform in Altea. We would now leave the bus and travel by train (tram) for about 40 minutes north along the coast to Benissa. Fortunately we got a great seat to see some wonderful views along this winding and twisting coastline of the Mediterranean. Our bus was there waiting as we stepped off the train to continue our tour. We were now going back south (towards Benidorm) to the city of Calp. This whole trip we had been thinking we would get into some wet weather but fortunately it stayed just outside of were we where. We thought we had seen a lot of growth and change in Benidorm, but the change and growth here was shocking... After a short walk around the warf and another break for fried fish and muscatel (sp) Louise and I left by ourselves to explore around the rock of Calpe. Just as we got to the base we met this group of three young men coming down. It just so happened that they were students from "MU" (Missouri University) and they were spending a semester of study here in Alicante. They told us that their hike to the top of Cape was much more dangerous than they had expected and they advised us not to take it....OK...I guess we'll pass. As we casually walked back to the bus we found that they had been "graciously waiting just for us"...those ugly Americans...damn.
