Saturday 30th December 2023
After spending time again at the local market we all decided to spend the afternoon taking a trip in the hire car to Castell de Guadalest.
We stopped en route just short of our destination at what turned out to be a motorbike museum.
We didn’t feel inclined to pay the entrance fee but it was a good stopover to take a few photos.
Next door to the museum was a shop selling local artefacts and food stuffs, wine, nuts, oranges, lemons, honey etc . They had for sale pottery and also cotton rugs, Michelle took a liking for two to replace the ones in Homer that one day recently had a bath in pineapple juice😵💫 I found a bottle of Oporto port which was also purchased.We drove on from there stopping on occasion for photo opportunities until we reached Castell de Guadalest.
The road twisted and turned its way gradually climbing higher and higher and The Castell became more apparent. as we got closer.
There were problems with the car park payment barriers but a council worker ran back and forth to the car park entrances and collected the 2 euros fee. Below our car park was one where motorhomes could stay overnight for 6 euros.
The route to the upper level was via the village streets, I didn’t make it to the top but Alison and Peter did.
Below the castle in the valley is a huge reservoir which currently has very little water in it, we have been told it hasn’t rained for months here, the reservoir supplies the towns on the coast.
You had to pay a fee and climb more steps to get to the very top, sadly my legs aren’t up to it so we wandered around the lower level instead.
Michelle and I walked slowly back down hill and explored the shops meeting up with Alison and Peter in the car park, we drove back in twilight with it being dark when we returned home, it was interesting to see the lights of houses etc coming on in the hills.
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