From castle to...overbuilt Spanish coast....

Today we all were reluctant to leave Alarcon and the castle we called home for a night.  We lingered over our luxurious breakfast, packed slowly and took more photos of the gorge and the castle, from both inside and outside the walls.

We drove south to Torrevieja along the the Costa Blanca from Alicante.  Unfortunately, the area is very, very built up with high rises.  The timeshare is not great, I am afraid.  We are on the beach, but...not our unit.  In fact, our unit is quite peculiar.

 The bedrooms are underground - no windows at all.  And, there is no privacy.  The room Mark and I are in does not have walls that go up to the ceiling.  If we wanted to throw a ball over to Michael and Nancy, we could.  And, their room is even worse - no walls at all!  It is just an open area at the bottom of the narrow circular staircase.  Oh well, we will all make do.

And, the resort has NO amenities.  There was supposed to be an exercise room with sauna, but....all closed for reconstruction.

We went out and got supplies for the next few days, including a coffee pot.  Mark made a nice stir fry with shrimp.  Then, we watched Rafa Nadal defeat Andy Murray in the semi finals of the Monte Carlo tennis tournament.

Oh, and it is COLD and windy!