You think you have everything you need UNTIL you find out you don't... This morning I found out that "I" had left a power cord for Lou's camera charger...S___t.
Last Saturday we gave some thought about renting a car for a few days to see some of the villages deep into the mountain areas and a trip up to Valencia (about 85 miles up the coast) BUT, we decided to take a few bus tours instead. Our first one was yesterday. Altea with the church known as Dome of the Mediterranean with its two blue domes, La Nucia with the waterfall you drink directly from (and for a special treat, they give your glass of water a shot of Anis liquor). Polop, known as "The Oasis of Casa Blanca" and features The Plaza de los Chorros with 221 water spouts for the locals to fill their bottles of sweet clear water... Polop is also home to an amazing Miniature Museum which everything was hand made by one of the local men. I'm not usually taken with miniatures but this was exceptional. At the source of the Alga River is the waterfalls at Callaosa d'En Sarria. To get to the falls we had a 3km walk back up river to see this perfectly clear water flow over these falls. Tarbena..., waaayyy up into the mountains to eat at this "funkie" restaurant. Tarbena is also the village were paellea was first made AND the original did not use any seafood but only meats and rice...it was delicious!!! Our host was quite a character and made sure we had all we could eat and drink. If your wine bottle emptied you were to bang it on the table and another would arrive. He also made the rounds with a sheep's skin with a homemade Moscato. Our last stop for the day was a winery waaayyy down in the valley. Our bus driver was AMAZING in handling the roads we traveled...very steep up and down and curves...you wouldn't believe them. Well, we had such a good time and saw so many amazing things and places we signed up for 3 more over the next 3 weeks...
Last Saturday we gave some thought about renting a car for a few days to see some of the villages deep into the mountain areas and a trip up to Valencia (about 85 miles up the coast) BUT, we decided to take a few bus tours instead. Our first one was yesterday. Altea with the church known as Dome of the Mediterranean with its two blue domes, La Nucia with the waterfall you drink directly from (and for a special treat, they give your glass of water a shot of Anis liquor). Polop, known as "The Oasis of Casa Blanca" and features The Plaza de los Chorros with 221 water spouts for the locals to fill their bottles of sweet clear water... Polop is also home to an amazing Miniature Museum which everything was hand made by one of the local men. I'm not usually taken with miniatures but this was exceptional. At the source of the Alga River is the waterfalls at Callaosa d'En Sarria. To get to the falls we had a 3km walk back up river to see this perfectly clear water flow over these falls. Tarbena..., waaayyy up into the mountains to eat at this "funkie" restaurant. Tarbena is also the village were paellea was first made AND the original did not use any seafood but only meats and rice...it was delicious!!! Our host was quite a character and made sure we had all we could eat and drink. If your wine bottle emptied you were to bang it on the table and another would arrive. He also made the rounds with a sheep's skin with a homemade Moscato. Our last stop for the day was a winery waaayyy down in the valley. Our bus driver was AMAZING in handling the roads we traveled...very steep up and down and curves...you wouldn't believe them. Well, we had such a good time and saw so many amazing things and places we signed up for 3 more over the next 3 weeks...
