Winter Camping at Marjal Costa Blanca

Morning world. Why do these keys make so much noise when you press them?! Ooo what a night again! Or rather what a day. Thank goodness its nearly the end of the season as it will give me time to dry out!
Yesterday started well. It was a cold night but by heck it soon got warm. I was sitting in my awning and gutted that I couldn't get to my camera in time. Out of the motorhome almost behind me came a male and female with the obligatory yapper ( well its a pure requisite to camp anywhere near me!) No it was not the dog. It was 9.30 in the morning and the female was dressed as though she had just walked out of a western movie. Full long dress, big hat etc. He was all dressed up, stetson etc-what a pair they looked. Yep I will dress up and have fun but these two actually thought they looked gorgeous?! Hellooo hot day...middle of Spain! Oh I missed his gun out! Each to their own just gutted I missed the pic! My wardrobe is pretty full but is this the new essential camping gear?!
I went to the market and the lady at the Marks and Spencer stall kindly relieved me of another 65 euros. Kind of her really?! In the afternoon we had a lovely barbecue with friends to celebrate their 25 the wedding anniversary.It was there that the next plan was hatched. The guys were not into the Country music bit and there was entertainment on in the restaurant and the bar. Simple solution,ditch the blokes and girlies night out. We knew that we couldn't get a ticket for in the restaurant as the Unfriendly Club had block booked again along with their own transport ( the kids train!) so we would make do with the bar. The DJ well actually I felt sorry for him. When we first got there they had football on the big screen. There was no dance floor so we just sat and talked mainly. About 9.30 someone came along and cleared the table and chairs but it was too late-the magician came on! Yes a magician! There were a handful of kids but they have all those lovely play rooms so us ( who had been spending money) just thought at 10 o clock 'there's nothing for us,let's go home'. Angie saw the predicament and allowed us in the restaurant area to see the final acts which were fab. The place was alive. The dance floor was full. I think most of us staggered home and as I say typing the keypad hurts my head!
The Magician apparently was very good but it was a good way to empty the bar! It must be a very difficult balance though in fairness as the Spanish culture is so different from the other Europeans. I remember on New Years Eve the kids club was still open and full at 11.30 pm! Yes 11.30 pm! We are in Spain and I actually love kids as long as they are well behaved! As the weather has got warmer the Spanish are starting to camp again. This place changes yet again. The other Europeans will mainly disappear and the Spanish come. Somehow the nationalities don't mix well together but we are in their Country!
So today, the festival is still on but then again so are the best markets..decisions,decisions. I feel zocco coming on and then either a walk/bop at the festival or a lie down and die in the sun...now where is my gun and stetson?!

My lovely neighbour Chris giving Val some flowers when we discovered it was her 25 the wedding anniversary. Congratulations Val and Jim and thanks for a great afternoon!

Winter Camping at Marjal/ Line Dancers!

Ok I cant have too much of a pop at line dancers as I go myself but some people?! Last night I organised for 12 of us to go to Marjal Guardamar by mini bus to see Coles Country. Charles Cole is a pretty good singer. He was supported by Cherry K and Red Strokes. We got there and the place was packed. Great in for a good nights line dancing...its just gentle exercise to our lot and a bit of fun. FUN being the operative word. We dont get upset when we turn the wrong way. We have a bloody good laugh when we go wrong which happens quite often. We all turned up in quite casual dress but when we got there.....there was fully grown men dressed as cowboys and woment dressed as cowgirls.....errr helloo we are in the middle of Spain... how old do you think you really are?....do you posess full length mirrors? Ok so we maybe had a fashion disaster turning up in t shirts and a pair of jeans....I can live with that.but the dance floor got even worse...
They danceed in all seriousness as though there lives depended on it.they were like blooming robots. Faces like thunder and bodies moving in unison with no feeling for the music whatsoever. I cant make up my mind whether they were depresing to watch or just plain funny to see people dancing like that. I really cant understand it as there is no more fun and energetic person than the line dance teacher- who is as batty as a fruit cake and so vibrant.
Anyhow eventually a song or two came on that we knew how to dance to.....oh dear..where they going to let the remedial class on the dance floor? No!!!! We were pushed right into the pillars in disgrace! We tried to fight back by pushing them the other way. Result black and blue ankles this morning! Im not joking they were viscious! On a dance floor if you accidently catch someone i have always said 2sorry" whether its my fault or not but them.?! Its as though we had no right to join in. If they stood on me or caught me- it was my fault?!! One or two people were very nice but some were just plain aggressive, rude and ignorant-where do we find these people?! I know I bet the all own yapping dogs as well and come from the unfreindly club!
Now talking about them I could kill them at times. They really have no consideration for other people whatsoever. Yesterday I actually had five minutes peace from yapper next door when a caravan pulls on at great speed. A Bailey...dont get me going on those either....I cant remember it could have been pulled by the obligatory Kia as well ....* the ultimate unit as recommended by the Clubs (.well it was on British plates and it came in at quite a speed. There was such a racket. It had at least two yappers hanging out its back windows that were open. The car stopped at the roundabout to talk to someone well it was like hound of the baskervilles with the one next door and all the owners did was laugh! "Ahh well they have been in the car for so long!" Bloody simple solution- dont bring the friggin things! We dont want them- this is not a dog kennel though its turning into one! I was actually hoping that they had come in at such a speed that it could have run over a yapper or the one next door better still- but the shame of it is if they drove like that in summer it would most likely be a child.Do they leave their brains behind in the UK?! Who do they think they are impressing?! "We are here!" urrr "dont we bloody know it!"
Well the sun is shining. It looks like another lovely day. I was going to go Line Dancing this morning but I think instead of learning Line dancing I am going to ask Angie to teach us some effective Rugby tackles,judo or black belt karate just in case I ever want to take to the dance floor again!