Day 11 – Villajoyosa
We woke to a sunny morning with a moderate temperature set to climb to around 16°C. Over our meal last night we decided to go and find a Caravan parts shop in Benidorm. Terry was having problems with the electric side of his fridge and it needed a new element. We set the sat-nav and proceeded to drive towards the town. I did notice a fuel station selling Gas which was really close to where we are staying. Noted this for the future when the re-fillable bottle needed replenishing.
It wasn’t long before we were parked up outside and strolled in to the shop. It seemed to have most things anyone might need that enjoy our lifestyle. Of course they did not have the part Terry needed. I however, wanted some waste pipe to connect the van to the on site drain. I foolishly did not bring a specimen of the pipe I needed as I thought that it was a standard size. MISTAKE. There are indeed 5 sizes and the shop supplied all of these sizes. I actually picked out the correct size but was persuaded to choose the next size down. On returning to the van I did make it work with some ingenuity.
On leaving the shop we drove through the main part of Benidorm it seemed and it reminded me of Blackpool. Not somewhere where I would want to spend too much time.
We had been told of an Expats Cash & Carry so we made our way there. It was a treasure trove of all things British. Terry & Brenda were well pleased that they were able to buy Ribena, their drink of choice, which they had forgotten to pack. We promised ourselves that we would come back and have the English breakfast. I thought that “Too Fast too Filling” in Andover was cheap at £4.95 but the price here was equivalent to €3. Bargain. We hoped to persuade Terry & Brenda to stay an extra night so we could visit on Monday morning. However, when Terry enquired he was told that the site had no pitches available…completely full for Monday night.
The pitch we are sat on has a really good view but is permanently in shadow from the very large American motorhome pitched next door. What makes it worse is that no one is using it at present. In the afternoon we took our chairs and the “boys” around to Terry’s pitch which was enjoying the sunshine. We introduced them to our favourite tipple…Caramel Vodka. Surprisingly Brenda enjoyed it and I think that they may well be looking for it next time they are in Meradona, the Tesco equivalent in Spain.
Tina retired to her bed early as she was very tired after doing some washing using the €4 machines. I went and spent a couple of hours with Terry & Brenda chatting. It was like old times discussing all sorts of subjects and reminiscing. Lovely evening. Came home and watched “Match of the Day” and saw the highlights of AFCB 2-0 win against West Ham.