Roger and I are now back in Torrevieja, and Roger is doing all the boat jobs needed before we set off sailing again.
Our daughter, Jessica, and her friend Ruth came out to visit us for a few days so they could finish off their PADI Open Water Diving course. They wanted to do it in warmer waters than the UK (who can blame them?), but it seemed pretty cold to us at 15 degrees! Max Scuba Diving is run by Tony and Lin, a very friendly and accommodating couple, which enabled Jessica and Ruth to enjoy their diving and feel confident. On the first day Roger and I used our semi-dry wetsuits and went diving as well, but wimped out on the second day, preferring to wait for warmer water when we can use shorty wetsuits and a lot less weight!
We managed to pack a lot into four days, including a lot of eating. The first two days were spent diving, and then a meal with the people from the Salinas Marina in our regular Chinese Restaurant.
The next day we spent a couple of hours on the beach, had lunch, visited our friends in the Salinas Marina, had enormous ice creams at a Heladeria and then cycled to the salt lakes. In the evening we visited the local stalls and funfair before going to the German restaurant.
On the last day we visited the Torrevieja submarine, went to a Pasteleria (cake shop), had lunch on Alistair’s boat (Koala) and then watched the Wales v. Ireland rugby match in a local bar. We finished off with tapas in another bar, after which the girls left us about 11 p.m. to see what night life they could find without the oldies.
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| Salt Lakes, Torrevieja |
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| Qualified Divers |
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| Walking the plank ashore |
