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biggest challenge of our lives (so far). Weks of running,
weight-lifting and various other forms of torture have been endured
under Beas watchful eye and with us both consum-ing enough food
daily to keep a teen-age Rhino satisfied weve gained weight,
strength and stamina all joking aside she has been amazing and
has led us through a strict regime but with the end aim of getting
us ready for this event, and we are. Mitch, not unaccustomed to the
Rhino diet, has been through the process of getting (properly) in
shape for the first time in his young life and
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Canine unit and specialized psychologists conduct mock
disaster of earthquake.
An earthquake measuring 6andwith eight
people injured trapped or even dead.
Not only that but landslides and fire,
the Group of Psychological Intervention
Emergency and Disaster (GIPEC) tries to
assist victims while a canine rescue unit
(Echoes) is put to work trying to locate
victims. Not an easy task and consider-
ing that this is a practice for a serious
earthquake the scene is eerily realistic.
The teams came together and practised
the drill which was held last week in the
quarries of Cox. Professionals working
at the School of Psychology in Alicante
were there to learn about how to deal
with such situations in which the physical
pain endured by survivors is also mixed
in with the grief of victims and families of
a disaster firstly the emergency workers
have to deal with the situation initially
and assess the scale of the disaster be-
fore they can begin to take care of trag-
edy.
For these professionals, these drills are
fundamental to understand the scale of
the drama they may have to face, while
for the specialized rescue dogs the drill
represents real training in as close to re-
alistic conditions as is possible.
However, the animals are not inexpe-
rienced in these situations and one of
the dogs has participated in rescues in
Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile and was
even among the ruins searching for in-
jured survivors following the earthquake
in Lorca.
Their role is to locate wounded, dead and
buried people by smell which is crucial
in such situations where the effects of
the earthquake hardly leave room for the
specialist search Emergency teams with
our inferior human senses of hearing and
smell
With eight rescue specialist on site and
the two dogs from the canine unit, plus
several psychologists from GIPEC the
humans and animals work together an
amazing sight to witness.
Thanks to the work of the extras lo-
cals who volunteered to help out on the
day, the rescue teams had a successful
drill and one that is essential for the re-
gion, although we havent had a serious
tremor since 1829 when Torrevieja and
the surrounding areas were flattened.
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7Heading from Algorfa to the bright city lights of Cuidad
Quesada via Monte-bello, youll notice a quaint little hut. Thats
the old Benijofar/Rojales Renfe Station, and about 6 years ago, it
was refurbished by the Ayuntament of Al-gorfa. The original station
closed to passengers back in 1970 and to goods in 1985, but now the
station has a new life as a snack bar and social centre for the
residents of Montebello, Lo Crispin, and indeed anyone who wants to
drop by and enjoy the warm welcome offered by Mike and Therese.
Some of the origi-nal roof timbers are incorporated in the build,
and the large rocks on the terrace were part of the original
station.
The Centro opened on 1 August 2015, and its already a resounding
success with the locals. Mike told me he expected to be finished by
6.00 pm most evenings, and maybe a bit later at weekends, but
theyre lucky if they can lock the doors by 1.00 am! As well as the
usual suspects, such as breakfasts, lunches and suppers try Mikes
fabulous huevos revuel-tos (scrambled eggs, at just 1.50) theres a
small shop where you can buy the English bits and pieces youre
missing from home. Think Oxo cubes, malt vinegar as opposed to wine
vinegar, horseradish sauce and Tetley tea-bags, just for
starters.
However, Mike and Therese are also very keen on encouraging
integration with the lo-cals, and providing an information point
and social centre outside Algorfa, to serve the lo-cal people and
publicise events in and around the town. And all nationalities use
the Cen-tro, including cyclists passing on the way to Torrevieja.
The light, airy building has three large outdoor terraces, and an
upstairs room that can be used for courses and functions. Recently,
the Centro has hosted a demonstra-tion of Arab bread making, and a
health and wellness presentation, as well as various fund raising
events for local charities.
There are Spanish courses, as well as weekly Zumba sessions, and
local residents have just helped to construct a petanca court.
However, there was a setback with the first tournament, as nobody
actually knew the rules, so there was a short delay while Wikipedia
was con-sulted! The tournament was eventually won by Peter Illsley,
who is also hoping to get a fishing club going at the Centro.
Recently, Mike and some of the regulars were instrumental in
capturing and re-homing a stray Podenco, whom they christened
Rhonda, as she was first seen wandering in the road near the
Montebello roundabout. Mike gained her trust by hanging around at
1.00 am when
the Centro was closed, and feeding her titbits while sitting on
the pavement outside the Cen-tro. The things we do for dogs in
Spain! When Rhondas settled in her new home, shell be back to the
Centro for a visit.
Lots of Spanish people drop in and reminisce with Mike and
Therese about the days when the Centro was a functioning railway
station. Like most stations it had a bar, and the lo-cals used to
walk across the fields from Beni-jofar and Algorfa to enjoy a drink
and a chat in the only bar in the area. One local resident dropped
by with a photo of his entire family on the station platform, all
dressed up in their Sunday best, waiting for a train to take them
into Torrevieja to celebrate a first communion.Mike is researching
the history of the station, but its proving difficult, as the
Spanish are not the worlds best record keepers. As he uncov-ers
more information, it will be displayed on the walls for everyone to
see. In 1907, there was visiting royalty when the Infanta Isabel,
who was the granddaughter of Alfonso XII and aunt to Juan Carlos I,
passed through on her way to the fiesta in Valencia.
When the line was inaugurated in 1884, a train carrying 300
dignitaries, including the Span-ish Prime Minister Antonio Canevas
del Cas-tillio from Murcia to Torrevieja, derailed be-tween
Benijofar/Rojales and Los Montesinos. The dignitaries had to
shelter under local fig trees while the band played an impromptu
concert and the railway engineer arranged for an engine to be
despatched from Torrevieja to enable the VIPs to complete their
journey. Thankfully, there were no injuries, other than a lot of
red faces at the railway company!
The story of leaves on the line impeding ser-vices is a familiar
one in Britain, and the Cen-tro has its own version. There were so
many snails on the line between the Centro and Los Montesinos that
the connection between track and wheels was often compromised. The
rail-way company had to employ workers to sweep the tracks in
winter to avoid disruption to ser-vices!
Drop into the Cen-tro soon, and catch up with Mike, Ther-ese and
the regulars who are helping to make the Recycled Renfe Station one
of the busiest and most welcoming places in Algorfa.
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7 hours to complete the circuit which was 126kms with approx
2500metres of climb-ing involved.
All of team Cyclogical performed well es-pecially Big Dave
(sniffer) who got lost and did about 20kms more than everyone else
and also Alan Quearns who finished 11th overall out of a field of
168 riders which was considerably less than previous years. The
Team are pictured at the entrance to the Diamante Beach Hotel (left
to right Malcky Murray, Owen Desmond, Gary Mullhall, Peter
Cunningham, Richard Binns, Alan Quearns, Gary Routledge, Jamie
Duffy, Willie Duncan, Dave sniffer Robert-son and Martyn Stone
being presented with the team trophy by Jurgen Van Hoolen of Vuelta
Turistica which was a lovely chunk of glass with a 3d image of The
Penon de Ifach.
Team Cyclogical meet every Thursday night at 5.30pm and Sunday
mornings at 8am and cover between 90 and 100kms at a moderate to
fast pace so if you fancy a challenge come along and join us. We
also have a newly
formed Improvers Group so if you are look-ing to improve your
fitness, riding ability and speed and also have a new group of
friends to train with then why not come along and give it a try or
call Gary on 637487377.
Gary and Lynn are available at Cyclogi-cal in Quesada Monday to
Fridays from 9.30 am till 5.30pm and from 10am till 2pm on a
Saturday to assist and advise you on all your cycling
requirements.
On Saturday 10th October 2015 twelve members of Team Cyc-logical
based in Quesada trav-elled to Calpe to participate in the 6th
Trofeo Penon de Ifach Sportif. Accompanied by their wives and
partners they all stayed in the Diamante Beach hotel which has been
the main Headquarters for the race for the past 6 years.
On arrival at the hotel it was a quick check in, register for
the race, collect your com-memorative sportif top and race number,
park up cars, bikes and cases into the bed-rooms and off to the
nearest sports bar to watch the Rugby. We all met up for dinner in
the hotel dining room at 8pm followed by a few drinks then an early
night.
The Sportif / race is always well organised
and started just after breakfast between 8am and 9am on Sunday
11th, all partici-pants and teams started when they were ready as
everyone was wearing a chip to register their times on completion,
this was a big improvement on previous years as it meant that there
was no mass start and no following the pace car, it was basically a
race from start to finish against the clock and all the other
riders. There were 2 food / water stops on route which were
optional and plenty of beer and food at the finish. This was the
first time that I took my time on a Sportif as I always have to go
as fast as I can and try and get a good place, but this year my
best mate Willie came across from Elgin, Scotland especially to
take part in his first ever Cycle Sportif.
Willie celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this year and is
still exceptionally fit for his age. We were both in the RAF
Regiment
together and both taught Sho-tokan Karate for 25 years. He has
only been on a road bike 9 times in his life, twice last year when
he was over on holiday, four on his sons bike at home, twice this
week and then the actual cycle race itself, I was a bit worried
when I took him out on the Wednesday night that he arrived as we
only did 60k and he walked up through Benimar on the way home, on
the Thursday evening it was our club training night and he managed
to do 75k at quite a slow pace.
However he was looking for-ward to the challenge on Sun-day. We
started with the main group at approx 8.30am and we just took our
time, up and down, up and down for about 70k and that was it,
Willie de-cided enough was enough so
from now on he was walking up the ups and cycling on the downs.
It was great for me as I got to see the countryside and enjoys the
views, we even stopped at both of the water stops to fill Willies
water bottles, have a glass of coke and a banana, this is the first
time that I have managed to do a complete Sportif using only half a
bottle of water. After the second water stop Willie couldnt get his
shoes to clip in to the pedals, I adjusted the pedals but no
difference, after check-ing again he had actually worn away the
complete front of the cleats by walking up the hills and could no
longer clip in. Having no choice he just got on with it and did the
rest of the race unable to clip in.
After the 80k mark it became relatively flat with most of the
main hills now behind us and only 500m of climbing left, we were
off with Willie hard on my wheel, we cy-cled most of the way back
until 10k out and by this time Willie had to walk once again. Once
at the top of the last climb it was downhill and he was back in the
sad-dle all the way in to Calpe, we took 5 hours 50 mins to
complete the event but Willie had made it a great achievement and
even managed to beat two of our team members. We came over the
finish line to cheers from fellow competitors, family and friends,
all of whom had been wait-ing patiently for us. We quickly laid our
bikes up against the wall and proceeded to the beer table for a few
beers to quench our thirst, this was a great achievement for Willie
who was absolutely delighted to be finished.The first group of
riders were back around the 4 hour mark with many others tak-ing
over 6 hours with some even taking
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7 hours to complete the circuit which was 126kms with approx
2500metres of climb-ing involved.
All of team Cyclogical performed well es-pecially Big Dave
(sniffer) who got lost and did about 20kms more than everyone else
and also Alan Quearns who finished 11th overall out of a field of
168 riders which was considerably less than previous years. The
Team are pictured at the entrance to the Diamante Beach Hotel (left
to right Malcky Murray, Owen Desmond, Gary Mullhall, Peter
Cunningham, Richard Binns, Alan Quearns, Gary Routledge, Jamie
Duffy, Willie Duncan, Dave sniffer Robert-son and Martyn Stone
being presented with the team trophy by Jurgen Van Hoolen of Vuelta
Turistica which was a lovely chunk of glass with a 3d image of The
Penon de Ifach.
Team Cyclogical meet every Thursday night at 5.30pm and Sunday
mornings at 8am and cover between 90 and 100kms at a moderate to
fast pace so if you fancy a challenge come along and join us. We
also have a newly
formed Improvers Group so if you are look-ing to improve your
fitness, riding ability and speed and also have a new group of
friends to train with then why not come along and give it a try or
call Gary on 637487377.
Gary and Lynn are available at Cyclogi-cal in Quesada Monday to
Fridays from 9.30 am till 5.30pm and from 10am till 2pm on a
Saturday to assist and advise you on all your cycling
requirements.
On Saturday 10th October 2015 twelve members of Team Cyc-logical
based in Quesada trav-elled to Calpe to participate in the 6th
Trofeo Penon de Ifach Sportif. Accompanied by their wives and
partners they all stayed in the Diamante Beach hotel which has been
the main Headquarters for the race for the past 6 years.
On arrival at the hotel it was a quick check in, register for
the race, collect your com-memorative sportif top and race number,
park up cars, bikes and cases into the bed-rooms and off to the
nearest sports bar to watch the Rugby. We all met up for dinner in
the hotel dining room at 8pm followed by a few drinks then an early
night.
The Sportif / race is always well organised
and started just after breakfast between 8am and 9am on Sunday
11th, all partici-pants and teams started when they were ready as
everyone was wearing a chip to register their times on completion,
this was a big improvement on previous years as it meant that there
was no mass start and no following the pace car, it was basically a
race from start to finish against the clock and all the other
riders. There were 2 food / water stops on route which were
optional and plenty of beer and food at the finish. This was the
first time that I took my time on a Sportif as I always have to go
as fast as I can and try and get a good place, but this year my
best mate Willie came across from Elgin, Scotland especially to
take part in his first ever Cycle Sportif.
Willie celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this year and is
still exceptionally fit for his age. We were both in the RAF
Regiment
together and both taught Sho-tokan Karate for 25 years. He has
only been on a road bike 9 times in his life, twice last year when
he was over on holiday, four on his sons bike at home, twice this
week and then the actual cycle race itself, I was a bit worried
when I took him out on the Wednesday night that he arrived as we
only did 60k and he walked up through Benimar on the way home, on
the Thursday evening it was our club training night and he managed
to do 75k at quite a slow pace.
However he was looking for-ward to the challenge on Sun-day. We
started with the main group at approx 8.30am and we just took our
time, up and down, up and down for about 70k and that was it,
Willie de-cided enough was enough so
from now on he was walking up the ups and cycling on the downs.
It was great for me as I got to see the countryside and enjoys the
views, we even stopped at both of the water stops to fill Willies
water bottles, have a glass of coke and a banana, this is the first
time that I have managed to do a complete Sportif using only half a
bottle of water. After the second water stop Willie couldnt get his
shoes to clip in to the pedals, I adjusted the pedals but no
difference, after check-ing again he had actually worn away the
complete front of the cleats by walking up the hills and could no
longer clip in. Having no choice he just got on with it and did the
rest of the race unable to clip in.
After the 80k mark it became relatively flat with most of the
main hills now behind us and only 500m of climbing left, we were
off with Willie hard on my wheel, we cy-cled most of the way back
until 10k out and by this time Willie had to walk once again. Once
at the top of the last climb it was downhill and he was back in the
sad-dle all the way in to Calpe, we took 5 hours 50 mins to
complete the event but Willie had made it a great achievement and
even managed to beat two of our team members. We came over the
finish line to cheers from fellow competitors, family and friends,
all of whom had been wait-ing patiently for us. We quickly laid our
bikes up against the wall and proceeded to the beer table for a few
beers to quench our thirst, this was a great achievement for Willie
who was absolutely delighted to be finished.The first group of
riders were back around the 4 hour mark with many others tak-ing
over 6 hours with some even taking
CYCLING tips advice routes
by Gary Routledgewww.cyclogicalcostablanca.com
Get on yer bike!Get on yer bike!Trofeo Penon de Ifach Cy-
cle Sportif, Calpe 2015.
Mountain BikesCity Bikes
Child SeatsTag-a-longs
Hybrid BikesRoad Bikes
Ladies BikesKids BikesTandemsKids TrailersBMX BikesElectric
Bikes
Open Mon-Fri 09.30-17.30 Sat: 10.00-14.00Call Gary or Lynn: 637
487 377www.cyclogicalcostablanca.com
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Sunday 8thPablos International, Playa Flamen-ca Richie Alexander
9pmMaggie OBriens, Campoverde Andy Jones 9pmArgento, Orihuela
Dougie Monroe 8.30pmThirsty Monk, Torrevieja Roz McQuillan
8.30pmPaddys Point, La Zenia Showad-dywaddy LegendsFriday 13thEms
Dreams, La Marina Paul Vegas 9pmPablos International, Playa
Flamen-ca Kye Jaymes 9pmStephanos, La Zenia Diverse Duo
8.30pmMaggie OBriens, Campoverde - Jay Markwick 9pmEl Alto de
Dolores, Guardamar Charity show -Paul Christie 7pm 5 EurosMarina
Bar, Toretta 2 Red Strokes 9pmNations, Blue Lagoon Cover Brothers
9pmMonos, Quesada Maria OHara 9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida Richie
Alexander 9pmStray Sod, Campoamor Gregg Lomas 10pmCardinal Belluga
Theatre, San Fulgencio Dick Whittington - 7 - 7pmLansdowne, Playa
Flamenca The Streeters 10pmSaturday 14thBreakaways, La Fuente Angie
McKay 9pmLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin Dee 9pmThe Junction, Blue Lagoon
Cassi Kennedy 9pmMaggie OBriens, Campoverde The Soundz 9pmThe Club,
Quesada Taylor come-dian 9pmBar Med, Mazarron Red Strokes
9pmRojales Theatre Annie The Musi-cal 7pmMonos, Quesada Woody
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Campoamor Kolted 10pmCardinal Belluga Theatre, San Fulgencio Dick
Whittington - 7 - 2.30pm and 7pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca Richie
Alexander 10pmSunday 15thPablos International, Playa Flamen-ca
Richie Alexander 9pmThe Tavern, Catral Red Strokes 9pmArgento,
Orihuela Dougie Monroe 8.30pmFriday 20thLa Piedra, Gran Alacant
Cancer Fundraiser, Paula B 7.30pmMonos, Quesada Freddie Kool 9pmEms
Dreams, La Marina Paul Vegas 9pmPablos International, Playa
Flamen-ca Kye Jaymes 9pmStephanos, La Zenia Diverse Duo
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Darren Jones 9.30pmNations, Blue Lagoon Dan Davy 9pmEmerald Isle,
La Florida Richie Alexander 9pmStray Sod, Campoamor Gregg Lomas
10pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca The
Streeters 10pmSaturday 21stLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin Alison Wynne
Ryder Psychic Medium 9pmMonos, Quesada Francis Sings 9pmPablos
International, Playa Flamen-ca Cassi Kennedy 9pmMaggie OBriens,
Campoverde The Soundz 9pmBreakaways, La Fuente - Beatles Duo
9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida Dan Davy and Nick Gold 9pmStray Sod,
Campoamor Kolted 10pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca Richie Alexander
10pmFriday 27thEms Dreams, La Marina Paul Vegas 9pmStephanos, La
Zenia Diverse Duo 8.30pmMaggie OBriens, Campoverde Dee 9pmNations,
Blue Lagoon Gemma Bennett 9pmCardinal Belluga Theatre, San
Fulgencio Sleeping Beauty 6 8pmMonos, Quesada Janelle 9pmEmerald
Isle, La Florida Richie Alexander 9pmStray Sod, Campoamor Gregg
Lomas 10pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca The Streeters 10pmSaturday
28thMaggie OBriens, Campoverde The Soundz 9pmCardinal Belluga
Theatre, San Fulgencio Sleeping Beauty 6 8pmMonos, Quesada Keeley
9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida Dan Davy and Nick Gold 9pmStray Sod,
Campoamor Kolted 10pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca Richie Alexander
10pmMonday 30thEmerald Isle, La Florida Charity Christmas Fayre for
HAH 12 noonFriday 4thEms Dreams, La Marina Paul Vegas 9pmStephanos,
La Zenia Diverse Duo 8.30pmStray Sod, Campoamor Gregg Lomas
10pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca The Streeters 10pmMarianos, Camposol
Red Strokes 9pmSaturday 5thLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin Debbie Slater
8pmCarols Bar, Sucina Cassi Kennedy 9pmPablos International Bar,
Playa Fla-menca Sharni Crowson 9pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca Richie
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9pm
Whats On Gig Guide - Nov-Dec 2015Now that the Halloween season
is over and people have finally gotten off the stains from too much
face paint we move on to the season of plays. November is
traditionally a time when amateur theatre groups put the long
months of rehearsals and line learning to good use by producing
plays and pantomimes. As you will see from the guide there are
several on during No-vember and all will be raising money for
charities.
Having been on all sides of the fence with these, (acting,
producing and an audience member) I can tell you that a huge amount
of hours go into producing a 2 hour play that will only be
performed 3 or 4 times. Lines may get forgotten, things may go
wrong on the night but the main object is that theatre goers and
performers all have a good time. Behind the scenes there will be a
hive of activity with costumes being arranged, stage managers
making sure that the actors are in their correct places for
entrances, actors re reading their lines and a general feeling of
terror mixed with excitement.
We have so little opportunity in this area of seeing these types
of performances that more often than not tickets sell out very
fast. There is nothing like seeing a good play to feel like you are
having a real night out. Going to a pantomime can get you in the
Christmas mood and is an opportunity for the whole family to go out
together. They are also part of our very British heritage and
something that other nations do not understand the lead male is a
female, the dame is a male. It wouldnt be a pantomime without the
chorus of Behind You! and Oh no he didnt oh yes he did! They are a
chance for us all to release the inner child and have a wonderful
time.
Life is there for living, so get out there and support your
local bars, venues and entertainers:- without you they wont exist.
Keep on Rocking.
Jax x
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PAPERWORKIts crazy, honestly. You take absolutley eve-rything
you think you could possibly need, PLUS photocopies, and then youre
asked to produce your aunties dogs birth certificate (all right,
not quite, but you know what I mean). I always seem to be missing
some-thing. (and not just between the ears!) If I know where Im
going, who and what to ask for, Im fine. Thank Google for Maps!
Weve never had much luck with paperwork. Youd think wed have it
all sussed by now, Eh? But, no. Are you sitting comfortably? Good,
let me tell you a storyWell over a year ago, I ceased to be a car
owner. In a way it was a blessing, after all living right in the
middle of town is handy, and Im sure everyone knows the parking
situation, as Ive mentioned previously once or twice. My car needed
to be removed from the street, frankly, it was knackered, the
bumpers were gaffa taped on, the win-dow didnt wind all the way up,
which wound ME up, especially during gota fria and the clutch was
shot. It would have cost more than what it was worth to have it
fixed, so when I found a flyer for the Gold Shop around the corner
under the bald, popped out rubber on the one good windscreen wiper
announcing that he was buying cars I took that as rather a large
hint. Anyway I went round to the the hombre and produced absolutely
everything with my name on it and associated with the car.No pasa
nada, Kelly he said hed sort eve-rything with the Trafico and
payment would be what was leftover. He arranged for the grua to
pick the eyesore up and I waved adios, counted my 100 and went
about my daily life.Imagine my non-surprise when I pulled a demand
for road tax out of the buzon for a car that no longer existed.
After calming down, (this took a good couple of weeks) I called
into the the town hall, presented them with every copy of
everything accosi-ated with the car including the previous road
tax bill, paid and stamped by the bank. So as far as I was
concerned everything was up to date and I was feeling rather smug.
Guess what? The nice man at the town hall said that I was indeed
correct and this was no longer anything to do with me and it was up
to the new owner to do the transfer at Trafico. Good. I broke the
news to my buy-er and he told me that hed sold the car on to his
amigo and HE was supposed to do the paperwork. It would all be
sorted he said. Again, peace was restored and all was well.
UNTILI received a message from my former land-lady infoming me
of a stack of letters from Madrid had arrived. At her house? I
spent ages in the tiny post office in Gran Alacant signing for
NINETEEN letters. I do aplogise if I held you up in the blazing
heat, but I did feel a bit like a celeb. So these letters were
indeed mutuas (surprised? No? Me, neither) and added up to about
1000 in unpaid fines. At this point I laughed. Round to the shop
again I went and politely in-formed seor hombre that I hd no
intention of paying. No pasa nada, he says. But they kept coming.
Yeah, my mate has left the car parked out-side his house in Madrid.
He hasnt paid the meterWow, oh, my. Madrid? Was he sure? I couldnt
drive it to the end of the street, and he was telling me it was in
Madrid?Yes, the grua took it there.Oh, I naturally assumed that the
car would be scrapped and that would have been that. But, no, that
would have been too simple, right? I reminded him again that I was
not paying any fines, he agreed and said that as soon as the
paperwork from Trafico in Madrid hed let me know. Im still waiting
for that call. In fact, most of officialdom in around here have my
number. They always seem to be out. You dont think they see me
coming, do you?
Hasta la proxima, amigos!
Kelly McLachlan
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THE SKY WALK CHALLENGE
Well Id seen it in the All Abroad mag-azine and thought this is
something Id like to see, a challenge, not for noble reasons like
the Kayak Challenge the boys are doing for cancer (keep sharing the
rowing for cancer pager), but for me a totally selfish want.
A new pathway built next to the light-house at El Faro and in
the 12 years I have been coming to Gran Alacant (GA for those in
the know) I am ashamed to admit I have never been up there.Often I
have looked at the lighthouse from the beach but its been a bit
like the moon, I can see it in the distance but didnt know how to
get there, and with summer ending I determined this year to see
it.We had heard of others trying this in a car giving up beaten by
the potholes and the sheer inaccessibility of the track. Other more
intrepid travellers walked, taking their sherpers as guides and
even succeeded.
It was evening time, the last hour be-fore the sun sets when we
set off up the n332 towards S a n t a Pola.
We had water, ropes and tackle, phones, emergency flares and
food, just in case.Our first surprise on turning onto the El Faro
track was it had a surface of tar-mac, excellent, this will be
easier we thought only to find it was a single road, no passing
room for two vehicles with-out running off the edge and risking
tyre damage.Not to worry there would hardly be an-yone there we
thought, WRONG! Eve-ry mother and her son and father and daughter
were out in there 4x4s, the road was packed, people cycling,
walk-ing, running, and vehicles forcing each other off the
road.Conversely, this gave us hope there would be something to see
at the end of the endless straight road that just went on and on, a
bit like me when I get on a rant.
We had to park quite a distance from the lighthouse this didnt
put me off. My first disappointment was to realise the lighthouse
was not open to the public and from the graffiti sign,-not a
Bank-sy, I could not make out if it did open, but still undeterred
we followed the herd around the rocky path on the outside of the
lighthouse boundary wall.
Not difficult some would think, but on crutches and packing a
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ple of kilos of steel calliper, it is quite hard on an
uneven
surface, an untouched wild rocky surface.
At this point I did wonder a my sanity, but in front of me,
winking in the sun-light was the brand spanking new shiny
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cliff edge, but quite beautiful...
A feeling of peace and awe
MANDYSSpanish Diary
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surrounded us as the crowds and yes, there were crowds, stood
ready to em-bark on the pathway, taking it in turns to ooh and
arr.Our spirits lifted as we took our first step, looking out to
sea and the island of Tabarca, looking like we could touch it in
the evening sun.We began to skip and jump, well limp along on the
solid floor when suddenly its surface ends and a grill structure
replaces it, obviously to give the im-pression of walking in the
sky; trouble was I virtually did end up in the sky.
The designer and planners, although making a piece worthy, but
short, very short, for a skywalk, forgot about people like myself
who use walking sticks or crutches, particularly the slim ones,
(that is sticks and not people), as the ends go straight through
the grill. It was very disconcerting to find my steel aids
disappear from beneath me and I headed face down thinking I was
about to get chipped on the grill. Fortunately, I stopped myself
hitting it by grabbing the rail in time. I utilized the joints,
with their small solid plates of steel, but they were very far
apart and I felt like lurch reaching for them for safe footings,
when they also ended and for the second time my crutch slipped
through the side where there is a gap. Once again feeling my end
was nigh, well not exactly, but worried enough to hang onto hubby
and rail instead of sticks. I managed to get to the end and
dutifully wait my turn while every-one takes their family pictures
at the end. and then I had mine taken. Okay its not like standing
on the front the Titanic, but I felt I had accomplished
something.
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TIME TO OPEN THE DOORS TO THE AREA SAY LA MARINA BAR OWNERS
Fed up bar owners and music lovers are once again asking the
question as to just why, with just a phone call from a resident,
the police will shut at bar, or at the very least tell the bar
owners to stop the live entertainment when the area really does
need all the help it can get in attracting people to come out and
enjoy themselves and of course spend their money.The more monies
going around the more the area will have in general, including the
town hall, so just why, when the majority seem to enjoy live
entertainment so long as it is within reason-able constraints (not
all of us want to boogie until the sun rises over the chip shop).
Some do, and there are places for that, like Ibiza. Ok, there are
plenty of local late night spots too should the reveller feel the
need, usually out of the earshot of residents to be allow those who
want that sort of thing to party all night.However, it does feel at
times, to many local landlords and venue owners, that the
authorities seem to take the side of one, persis-tent, complainer
when even they, the police, town hall and other being Spanish are
surely up for a late night fiesta thats in the
blood of most of our native hosts, or did I miss
something?Speaking to bar owners and agents it seems that it is not
only consigned to the La Marina urbanisation but happens in other
areas too. Sometimes not though and this s the inconsistency that
bar owners have no idea how to understand. Yes, you need a music
licence to put on live entertainment, but, and I do hope someone
from the town hall reads this, what must be understood is we live
on the Costa Blanca, one of the most popular holiday destinations
in the world! That means people come to have a good time, and spend
money? Its win, win and anyone unreasonably complaining about the
noise of people having a good time in, what is, the land of sand,
siesta and fiestas is surely being unreasonable or has moved
to the wrong part of Spain? Although quite where in Spain they
hope to find peace and quiet is beyond me, even our local
church
makes a noise having a good time!
LOCALS ON COURSE FOR NEW SKILLS IN SAN FULGENCIOSan Fulgencio
town hall is offering up a range of courses for locals
looking to improve their skills in anything from using computers
to speaking the lingo! Many of the courses are already under way
but the town hall says its not too late for locals to get
themselves a place on a one of the courses of which there are
plenty to choose from.
The Instituto San Fulgencio are offering PC help and courses
each
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for women from 5pm until 7pm which
has been organised by the Association for United Wom-en. and a
special course for pensioners is also well under way and showing a
good attendance from locals of all nationalities covering computers
which is free and is taking plate at the San Fulgencio Driving
School.Monday and Wednesday sees the turn of the improving the
mem-ory course (for those who have put it in their diary) at four
thirty in the afternoon at the Third Age centre in Calle Trafalgar.
Again a good attendance is proving that locals need things like
these to do and the town hall says that it has recognised the needs
of the locals and the courses will be on-going throughout the year
to give people the chance to attend and carry on improving their
chosen skills of course.Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the days
for foreigners to learn English and again a good number are making
the effort to
show up, among them Germans, Spanish and Scandinavians.With ore
classes lined up for later in the year the town hall is expecting
many more locals to come along to the courses being supplied,
especially as a good number of them are free. Resi-dents can come
and see us at the town hall or the municipal of-fice and see just
what courses are available and where they need
to go to sign up. Our staff are all informed of the courses so
they
will help anyone who needs some assistance or guidance, said a
spokesman.All along the Costa town halls are reporting a rise in
subscrip-tions for courses which it is thought is another example
of the increased number of people in the region this year.
TOWN HALL NOT INTERESTED IN URB - LA MARINA RESIDENTS
Following recent articles covering the Urbanisation at La Marina
we had some correspondence from readers living in the area asking
in for we perhaps cover the issues on the Urb with some words
representing some of the residents views. Not a problem, we said
and first to express their opinion was Len Allen who has
lived in the area for some time and wanted to tell us and our
readers how, In his and many others opinion, the level of council
services has significantly reduced over the last few months
with
graffiti being left and not cleaned up, weeds all over the
pave-ment and street lighting not working. He also went on to add
that the area was becoming dangerous with road safety bollards
again being left and not repaired and pavements that need replacing
and roads being left in a state of disrepair. Following on from the
recent resignation of popular councillor Jeff
Wiszniewski (PIPN) Len said that he didnt wish to moan for
the
sake of moaning moreover that he felt The Leader would give a
little weight to arguments that are presented to the council of San
Fulgencio. And were always happy to help readers express their
opinion here.
Says Len Readers may like to know that if they have a keen
interest in rock concerts, 10km runs and council organised coach
trips to football matches then the Urbanisation of La Marina is
for
them. But, he warns, If however readers would prefer to have
their street lighting turned on at night, their rubbish and
recy-cling bins emptied, pavements repaired and cleared of weeds,
over hanging trees to pavements and roads cut back, road safety
bollards/speed bumps replaced/repaired, exposed live electricity
cables put away, graffiti cleaned off, roads swept etc then the
Urbanisation of La Marina is not for them. Having spoken to
several locals the opinion seems to be pretty much the same with
residents stating that the level of public ser-vices has clearly
been in decline for years but they have noticed that it has
significantly reduced in the past few months.
Locals feel the money goes to the town of San Fulgencio (which
the urbanisation comes under) and that there is a definite lack
of
investment on the part of the town hall where the urbanisation
is concerned despite the fact that most of the revenue received by
the town hall comes from the Urb itself.Len appealed to local
residents who are just as frustrated as he is concerning the lack
of investment and interest from the council then they should take
time to go to the council office and get
themselves heard.Ive emailed the town hall for a response to
these complaints and well print any response we get.
BRITISH COUNCILLOR MAKES EARLY EXIT IN SAN FULGENCIO
San Fulgencio town hall lost its only PIPN councillor this
month
with the shock resignation of popular member Jeff
Wiszniewski
who has left his role on the council after five years with a
parting
shot at the PP who he claims have not lived up to their
promises
following the last election and have even lied to him since the
coalition took over in 2010.That was the first elections that the
newly formed PIPN had
contested seats and following the inconclusive results where the
biggest party, the PP, did not have full control of the council,
a
pact was signed between the two parties allowing the PIPN
repre-sentative Mr Wiszniewski to take the role.As stated that was
five years ago and Mr Wiszniewski claims that
the deal between the two parties as not been respected stating
that the PP have looked down on us in the PIPN with alleged
threats to lose the small town hall office on the Urbanisation.
He
stated his time working alongside the PP had been uncomforta-ble
and that the PIPN members had suffered under the council
leadership of the PP.
Mr Wiszniewski however had continued during this time because he
felt he owed it to locals who had put him in the position and as he
says, I am a man of my word and all I wanted to do was to carry on
helping people. Mr Wiszniewski added that there were also personal
reasons for his departure and that after five years serving the
public of San
Fulgencio he had begun to feel the strain of the responsibility
of trying to help people in the community adding that the job had
taken its toll not only on himself but also on his family too.
How-ever he did add that he did not regret one moment of his time
serving the people in the town hall.His firm conviction is that the
town hall needs strong leader-
ship and a strong opposition which is not currently the case in
his opinion although Samantha Hull will continue to be the sole
remaining councillor and Jeff believes that he leaves behind a
strong team to head into the future although he will remain as
President of the PIPN for the foreseeable future.
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La Marina beaches have come under praise this summer with
holidaymakers and locals reporting that the beaches are cleaner and
tidier this year and with record numbers of people enjoying the
warm sand and cool(ish) sea whilst litter and debris washed up has
been reduced. A long summer has seen sand seekers heading for the
beaches of the region and many who have been on the roads this
summer will testify to that but it has been good news for local
traders too with shops and businesses reaping the benefits of the
increased population if only for a few months.
Looked after by Elche town hall visitors have reported the
beach-es being very clean when they have arrived early in the
morning following the clean up patrols hat work during the early
hours. The beaches at La Marina are a popular destination of course
dur-ing the hot months and many visitors like the beach as they can
(usually) park the car not too far away and the cafes and
restau-rants offer reasonably priced food in what is a lovely
location to
dine in.Having spoken to the Tourist Office on the urbanisation
of La
Marina they confirmed that they had seen many more visitors
this
year enquiring after services and many looking for help. While
their remit is to deal with tourism enquiries the team at the
office
have to deal with all sorts of questions and requests but they
are always happy to do so, and always with a smile on their
faces!Tourism offices throughout out the region have also
reported
increased numbers of visitors to their offices this summer
and
with some of the strangest requests! Where can someone buy a
kettle lead was one of the questions aimed at the tourism
office
staff along with enquiries for an oil filter for a car that was
still
in Germany and just a few complaints aimed at the tourist
office
concerning, wait for it, the fact that many offices are shut
in
Spain during august while visitors had important papers to sort
out. A little forward planning may have helped those but mostly the
patient staff at most offices deal with visitors and somehow
send them back on their way satisfied.
FOCUS ON LA MARINA & SAN FULGENCIOA bit of local news from
the Urb
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21
TIME TO OPEN THE DOORS TO THE AREA SAY LA MARINA BAR OWNERS
Fed up bar owners and music lovers are once again asking the
question as to just why, with just a phone call from a resident,
the police will shut at bar, or at the very least tell the bar
owners to stop the live entertainment when the area really does
need all the help it can get in attracting people to come out and
enjoy themselves and of course spend their money.The more monies
going around the more the area will have in general, including the
town hall, so just why, when the majority seem to enjoy live
entertainment so long as it is within reason-able constraints (not
all of us want to boogie until the sun rises over the chip shop).
Some do, and there are places for that, like Ibiza. Ok, there are
plenty of local late night spots too should the reveller feel the
need, usually out of the earshot of residents to be allow those who
want that sort of thing to party all night.However, it does feel at
times, to many local landlords and venue owners, that the
authorities seem to take the side of one, persis-tent, complainer
when even they, the police, town hall and other being Spanish are
surely up for a late night fiesta thats in the
blood of most of our native hosts, or did I miss
something?Speaking to bar owners and agents it seems that it is not
only consigned to the La Marina urbanisation but happens in other
areas too. Sometimes not though and this s the inconsistency that
bar owners have no idea how to understand. Yes, you need a music
licence to put on live entertainment, but, and I do hope someone
from the town hall reads this, what must be understood is we live
on the Costa Blanca, one of the most popular holiday destinations
in the world! That means people come to have a good time, and spend
money? Its win, win and anyone unreasonably complaining about the
noise of people having a good time in, what is, the land of sand,
siesta and fiestas is surely being unreasonable or has moved
to the wrong part of Spain? Although quite where in Spain they
hope to find peace and quiet is beyond me, even our local
church
makes a noise having a good time!
LOCALS ON COURSE FOR NEW SKILLS IN SAN FULGENCIOSan Fulgencio
town hall is offering up a range of courses for locals
looking to improve their skills in anything from using computers
to speaking the lingo! Many of the courses are already under way
but the town hall says its not too late for locals to get
themselves a place on a one of the courses of which there are
plenty to choose from.
The Instituto San Fulgencio are offering PC help and courses
each
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for women from 5pm until 7pm which
has been organised by the Association for United Wom-en. and a
special course for pensioners is also well under way and showing a
good attendance from locals of all nationalities covering computers
which is free and is taking plate at the San Fulgencio Driving
School.Monday and Wednesday sees the turn of the improving the
mem-ory course (for those who have put it in their diary) at four
thirty in the afternoon at the Third Age centre in Calle Trafalgar.
Again a good attendance is proving that locals need things like
these to do and the town hall says that it has recognised the needs
of the locals and the courses will be on-going throughout the year
to give people the chance to attend and carry on improving their
chosen skills of course.Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the days
for foreigners to learn English and again a good number are making
the effort to
show up, among them Germans, Spanish and Scandinavians.With ore
classes lined up for later in the year the town hall is expecting
many more locals to come along to the courses being supplied,
especially as a good number of them are free. Resi-dents can come
and see us at the town hall or the municipal of-fice and see just
what courses are available and where they need
to go to sign up. Our staff are all informed of the courses so
they
will help anyone who needs some assistance or guidance, said a
spokesman.All along the Costa town halls are reporting a rise in
subscrip-tions for courses which it is thought is another example
of the increased number of people in the region this year.
TOWN HALL NOT INTERESTED IN URB - LA MARINA RESIDENTS
Following recent articles covering the Urbanisation at La Marina
we had some correspondence from readers living in the area asking
in for we perhaps cover the issues on the Urb with some words
representing some of the residents views. Not a problem, we said
and first to express their opinion was Len Allen who has
lived in the area for some time and wanted to tell us and our
readers how, In his and many others opinion, the level of council
services has significantly reduced over the last few months
with
graffiti being left and not cleaned up, weeds all over the
pave-ment and street lighting not working. He also went on to add
that the area was becoming dangerous with road safety bollards
again being left and not repaired and pavements that need replacing
and roads being left in a state of disrepair. Following on from the
recent resignation of popular councillor Jeff
Wiszniewski (PIPN) Len said that he didnt wish to moan for
the
sake of moaning moreover that he felt The Leader would give a
little weight to arguments that are presented to the council of San
Fulgencio. And were always happy to help readers express their
opinion here.
Says Len Readers may like to know that if they have a keen
interest in rock concerts, 10km runs and council organised coach
trips to football matches then the Urbanisation of La Marina is
for
them. But, he warns, If however readers would prefer to have
their street lighting turned on at night, their rubbish and
recy-cling bins emptied, pavements repaired and cleared of weeds,
over hanging trees to pavements and roads cut back, road safety
bollards/speed bumps replaced/repaired, exposed live electricity
cables put away, graffiti cleaned off, roads swept etc then the
Urbanisation of La Marina is not for them. Having spoken to
several locals the opinion seems to be pretty much the same with
residents stating that the level of public ser-vices has clearly
been in decline for years but they have noticed that it has
significantly reduced in the past few months.
Locals feel the money goes to the town of San Fulgencio (which
the urbanisation comes under) and that there is a definite lack
of
investment on the part of the town hall where the urbanisation
is concerned despite the fact that most of the revenue received by
the town hall comes from the Urb itself.Len appealed to local
residents who are just as frustrated as he is concerning the lack
of investment and interest from the council then they should take
time to go to the council office and get
themselves heard.Ive emailed the town hall for a response to
these complaints and well print any response we get.
BRITISH COUNCILLOR MAKES EARLY EXIT IN SAN FULGENCIO
San Fulgencio town hall lost its only PIPN councillor this
month
with the shock resignation of popular member Jeff
Wiszniewski
who has left his role on the council after five years with a
parting
shot at the PP who he claims have not lived up to their
promises
following the last election and have even lied to him since the
coalition took over in 2010.That was the first elections that the
newly formed PIPN had
contested seats and following the inconclusive results where the
biggest party, the PP, did not have full control of the council,
a
pact was signed between the two parties allowing the PIPN
repre-sentative Mr Wiszniewski to take the role.As stated that was
five years ago and Mr Wiszniewski claims that
the deal between the two parties as not been respected stating
that the PP have looked down on us in the PIPN with alleged
threats to lose the small town hall office on the Urbanisation.
He
stated his time working alongside the PP had been uncomforta-ble
and that the PIPN members had suffered under the council
leadership of the PP.
Mr Wiszniewski however had continued during this time because he
felt he owed it to locals who had put him in the position and as he
says, I am a man of my word and all I wanted to do was to carry on
helping people. Mr Wiszniewski added that there were also personal
reasons for his departure and that after five years serving the
public of San
Fulgencio he had begun to feel the strain of the responsibility
of trying to help people in the community adding that the job had
taken its toll not only on himself but also on his family too.
How-ever he did add that he did not regret one moment of his time
serving the people in the town hall.His firm conviction is that the
town hall needs strong leader-
ship and a strong opposition which is not currently the case in
his opinion although Samantha Hull will continue to be the sole
remaining councillor and Jeff believes that he leaves behind a
strong team to head into the future although he will remain as
President of the PIPN for the foreseeable future.
WHERE CAN I GET AN OIL FILTER FOR MY CAR? TRY THE TOURIST
OFFICE..!
La Marina beaches have come under praise this summer with
holidaymakers and locals reporting that the beaches are cleaner and
tidier this year and with record numbers of people enjoying the
warm sand and cool(ish) sea whilst litter and debris washed up has
been reduced. A long summer has seen sand seekers heading for the
beaches of the region and many who have been on the roads this
summer will testify to that but it has been good news for local
traders too with shops and businesses reaping the benefits of the
increased population if only for a few months.
Looked after by Elche town hall visitors have reported the
beach-es being very clean when they have arrived early in the
morning following the clean up patrols hat work during the early
hours. The beaches at La Marina are a popular destination of course
dur-ing the hot months and many visitors like the beach as they can
(usually) park the car not too far away and the cafes and
restau-rants offer reasonably priced food in what is a lovely
location to
dine in.Having spoken to the Tourist Office on the urbanisation
of La
Marina they confirmed that they had seen many more visitors
this
year enquiring after services and many looking for help. While
their remit is to deal with tourism enquiries the team at the
office
have to deal with all sorts of questions and requests but they
are always happy to do so, and always with a smile on their
faces!Tourism offices throughout out the region have also
reported
increased numbers of visitors to their offices this summer
and
with some of the strangest requests! Where can someone buy a
kettle lead was one of the questions aimed at the tourism
office
staff along with enquiries for an oil filter for a car that was
still
in Germany and just a few complaints aimed at the tourist
office
concerning, wait for it, the fact that many offices are shut
in
Spain during august while visitors had important papers to sort
out. A little forward planning may have helped those but mostly the
patient staff at most offices deal with visitors and somehow
send them back on their way satisfied.
FOCUS ON LA MARINA & SAN FULGENCIOA bit of local news from
the Urb
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AIRPORTS GO CYBER WITH FREE Wi-Fi
Good news for travellers flying in and out of Spain as AENA
recently
announced free and unlimited Wi-Fi would soon be available to
pas-
sengers in every airport in Spain the aim being to bring its
airports
up to date with the many others across Europe that are
already
offering a free Wi-Fi service.
Last Tuesday the process began as twelve of Spains airports
began
to offer the new service to their passengers using the services
for
the Internet connection of telecommunications company Eurona.
So
far no final date has been suggested as to when the process will
be
completed but early next year seems to be the favourite and
would
be good timing with an early Easter holiday period in March of
2016.
Although the offer, which is for business travellers and
tourists, will
be available free of charge however passenger requiring a
more
comprehensive and faster service wil be offered the opportunity
for
an extra five euros to upgrade.
The plan is that over the next few months AENA will expand the
free
Wi-Fi service to the rest of Spains 46 airports.
The service being financed through advertising within the
airports
will be a basic service but will allow passengers to at last
fulfil their
basic needs (cyber-speaking), such as checking their emails and
low-
speed navigation with up to 2 meg of downloads which although
not
much may keep business travellers happy with email access.
The premium service, offers a faster connection (approx.
between
3 and 10 Meg) and with no adverts (which will be a blessed
relief!)
and will be ideal for browsing and even watching videos. The
three
available options are: basic, which will give one device a
24-hours
connection across the whole network of airports for 4.90; the
family
pack, valid for 4 devices for a 24-hour period for 9; and the
month-
ly package for 15.
Now it is even possible to get online in the air with several
airlines
already offering free Wi-Fi on board the plane and there is also
the
chance to connect to the Internet while on a the flight on
some
limited routes (Iberia and Air Europa are two offering the
service),
however, be warned prices are very expensive!
Below is a list of the 12 airports providing their passengers
with the
service initially.
Adolfo Surez Madrid-Barajas
Barcelona-El Prat
Palma de Mallorca
Mlaga
Vigo Santiago de Compostela
La Corua
Tenerife Norte
OCEANMEN AND WOMEN FACE A TEST IN BENIDORMOctober 25th the
beaches and the island of Benidorm will be full
with fit men taking part in one the most arduous sporting
events
around. The seaside resort will stage the Oceanman show, an
international circuit of open water swimming which brings
together
the best swimmers in various categories over differing distances
in
which the competition takes place. Benidorm is the fourth stage
on
the circuit following events in Altea, Palamos and Lake dOrta in
Italy
and Benidorm is also the headquarters delCampeonato European
Swimming in open water, so the very best competitors on the
circuit
will be present in each category and fighting hard for their
particular
trophy.
The race, known as Oceanman, also lays host a test of
character
over 1.5 kilometres starting and finishing on the Mal Pas beach.
This
will finish off the day and will unite approximately 300
swimmers.
Earlier on in the day half of the Oceanman competitors gather,
from
9.30 am, about 300 participants will be starting from the
lovely
island of Benidorm to swim to the Mal Pas Playa.
The highlight will, however, be an early start for some when
the
showpiece event gets under way: The Oceanman 10 kilometres
takes place on the Poniente beach, one of the most nicest in
the
resort and they will then swim a circuit of the island before
finishing
up once again on the beach at Mal Pas Playa.
This is an ideal chance for lovers of swimming and nature to
enjoy a
great day out watching these iron men of sport. highly
competitive
Whats happening on the Costa..? the level of the participants
fitness is immense and add to that the beautiful nature in the
areas through which they are competing and it is no surprise that
the event is growing not only with more competitors each but also
many more spectators coming along to see this
test of endurance.
The Oceanwoman and Oceanman competitors vying for the
championship of Europe have
qualified for Benidorm after good results obtained in the events
held previously. The events
also will be open to swimmers that have been unclassified.
In the event Oceanman and Half Oceanman, there will be two
different classifications. The
first is for those who have obtained good results by the
participating swimmers in the Euro-
pean Championship and the second swimmers is for those not
previously classified.
POETS DAY Elche gives a palm tree museum of Miguel Hernndez
A group of twenty Elche residents a poetry fans travelled last
week to the town of Quesada
to visit the museum Miguel Hernandez / Josefina Manresa. The
expedition took with them
a huge Elche palm measuring one meter and a half in diameter and
standing over three
meters in height. The palm was a gift to the museum. The group,
Ateneo Pablo Iglesias,
organized a motorcade to bring the palm to the museum, visit the
facilities and to show that
Elche is a proud supporter of Miguel Hernandez and boasts that
it has him in its DNA.
In fact, the mayor, Carlos Gonzalez, has been has visited the
museum of the poet in Que-
sada political, and already publicly stated the town halls
intention to recover artefacts and
works and return them to the region.
At the ceremony the mayor of Quesada, Manuel Vallejo welcomed
the group, and the cere-
mony was also attended by the councillor for Culture Juan
Antonio Lopez, cultural manager
and responsible Hernandiana legacy museum, Francisco Escudero,
president of the Ateneo
and Pablo Iglesias, Worship Roman.
After the act of planting, the group went on to recite several
poems of Miguel Hernandez
and subsequently they went along and visited the museum of the
poet. Also on the day the
Ateneo Pablo church donated a painting to the museum and the
town of Quesada. Quite a
gift in memory of the poet and to commemorate the 105th
anniversary of his birth, Friday
October 30.
Although not hugely known in the English speaking world
Hernandez is revered in the
Spanish speaking countries around the globe and is celebrated
throughout the region; the
University of Elche is proudly named after him and a quick look
around the city will reveal all
sorts of bars, businesses and streets reflecting the citys proud
claim to Senor Hernandez.
More events are planned for the big day and the weeks
surrounding it and all can be fond
the town halls website. However, if poetry is not necessarily
your thing just go along and rad
about the history of Miguel Hernandez, its quite a story in
itself!
News in and around the region
-
25
AIRPORTS GO CYBER WITH FREE Wi-Fi
Good news for travellers flying in and out of Spain as AENA
recently
announced free and unlimited Wi-Fi would soon be available to
pas-
sengers in every airport in Spain the aim being to bring its
airports
up to date with the many others across Europe that are
already
offering a free Wi-Fi service.
Last Tuesday the process began as twelve of Spains airports
began
to offer the new service to their passengers using the services
for
the Internet connection of telecommunications company Eurona.
So
far no final date has been suggested as to when the process will
be
completed but early next year seems to be the favourite and
would
be good timing with an early Easter holiday period in March of
2016.
Although the offer, which is for business travellers and
tourists, will
be available free of charge however passenger requiring a
more
comprehensive and faster service wil be offered the opportunity
for
an extra five euros to upgrade.
The plan is that over the next few months AENA will expand the
free
Wi-Fi service to the rest of Spains 46 airports.
The service being financed through advertising within the
airports
will be a basic service but will allow passengers to at last
fulfil their
basic needs (cyber-speaking), such as checking their emails and
low-
speed navigation with up to 2 meg of downloads which although
not
much may keep business travellers happy with email access.
The premium service, offers a faster connection (approx.
between
3 and 10 Meg) and with no adverts (which will be a blessed
relief!)
and will be ideal for browsing and even watching videos. The
three
available options are: basic, which will give one device a
24-hours
connection across the whole network of airports for 4.90; the
family
pack, valid for 4 devices for a 24-hour period for 9; and the
month-
ly package for 15.
Now it is even possible to get online in the air with several
airlines
already offering free Wi-Fi on board the plane and there is also
the
chance to connect to the Internet while on a the flight on
some
limited routes (Iberia and Air Europa are two offering the
service),
however, be warned prices are very expensive!
Below is a list of the 12 airports providing their passengers
with the
service initially.
Adolfo Surez Madrid-Barajas
Barcelona-El Prat
Palma de Mallorca
Mlaga
Vigo Santiago de Compostela
La Corua
Tenerife Norte
OCEANMEN AND WOMEN FACE A TEST IN BENIDORMOctober 25th the
beaches and the island of Benidorm will be full
with fit men taking part in one the most arduous sporting
events
around. The seaside resort will stage the Oceanman show, an
international circuit of open water swimming which brings
together
the best swimmers in various categories over differing distances
in
which the competition takes place. Benidorm is the fourth stage
on
the circuit following events in Altea, Palamos and Lake dOrta in
Italy
and Benidorm is also the headquarters delCampeonato European
Swimming in open water, so the very best competitors on the
circuit
will be present in each category and fighting hard for their
particular
trophy.
The race, known as Oceanman, also lays host a test of
character
over 1.5 kilometres starting and finishing on the Mal Pas beach.
This
will finish off the day and will unite approximately 300
swimmers.
Earlier on in the day half of the Oceanman competitors gather,
from
9.30 am, about 300 participants will be starting from the
lovely
island of Benidorm to swim to the Mal Pas Playa.
The highlight will, however, be an early start for some when
the
showpiece event gets under way: The Oceanman 10 kilometres
takes place on the Poniente beach, one of the most nicest in
the
resort and they will then swim a circuit of the island before
finishing
up once again on the beach at Mal Pas Playa.
This is an ideal chance for lovers of swimming and nature to
enjoy a
great day out watching these iron men of sport. highly
competitive
Whats happening on the Costa..? the level of the participants
fitness is immense and add to that the beautiful nature in the
areas through which they are competing and it is no surprise that
the event is growing not only with more competitors each but also
many more spectators coming along to see this
test of endurance.
The Oceanwoman and Oceanman competitors vying for the
championship of Europe have
qualified for Benidorm after good results obtained in the events
held previously. The events
also will be open to swimmers that have been unclassified.
In the event Oceanman and Half Oceanman, there will be two
different classifications. The
first is for those who have obtained good results by the
participating swimmers in the Euro-
pean Championship and the second swimmers is for those not
previously classified.
POETS DAY Elche gives a palm tree museum of Miguel Hernndez
A group of twenty Elche residents a poetry fans travelled last
week to the town of Quesada
to visit the museum Miguel Hernandez / Josefina Manresa. The
expedition took with them
a huge Elche palm measuring one meter and a half in diameter and
standing over three
meters in height. The palm was a gift to the museum. The group,
Ateneo Pablo Iglesias,
organized a motorcade to bring the palm to the museum, visit the
facilities and to show that
Elche is a proud supporter of Miguel Hernandez and boasts that
it has him in its DNA.
In fact, the mayor, Carlos Gonzalez, has been has visited the
museum of the poet in Que-
sada political, and already publicly stated the town halls
intention to recover artefacts and
works and return them to the region.
At the ceremony the mayor of Quesada, Manuel Vallejo welcomed
the group, and the cere-
mony was also attended by the councillor for Culture Juan
Antonio Lopez, cultural manager
and responsible Hernandiana legacy museum, Francisco Escudero,
president of the Ateneo
and Pablo Iglesias, Worship Roman.
After the act of planting, the group went on to recite several
poems of Miguel Hernandez
and subsequently they went along and visited the museum of the
poet. Also on the day the
Ateneo Pablo church donated a painting to the museum and the
town of Quesada. Quite a
gift in memory of the poet and to commemorate the 105th
anniversary of his birth, Friday
October 30.
Although not hugely known in the English speaking world
Hernandez is revered in the
Spanish speaking countries around the globe and is celebrated
throughout the region; the
University of Elche is proudly named after him and a quick look
around the city will reveal all
sorts of bars, businesses and streets reflecting the citys proud
claim to Senor Hernandez.
More events are planned for the big day and the weeks
surrounding it and all can be fond
the town halls website. However, if poetry is not necessarily
your thing just go along and rad
about the history of Miguel Hernandez, its quite a story in
itself!
News in and around the region
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Greetings from Menorca. As I write this (October 28th) our
season comes to an end, officially on Saturday 31st. And
thankfully it appears to have been a good one. Relatively
speaking, of course. There have certainly been more visi-
tors this year, due to various factors such as the exchange
rate and problems in Tunisia and other tourist spots, espe-
cially in the Eastern Mediterranean.
My little Tiki bar, coupled with my day job (tour guide),
along with Mrs Ms continued labours in the restaurant
next door, ensures once again our survival, financially at
least, through the winter months until May when we start
all over again.
Last week I took delivery of my winter logs, a mix of pine
and olive wood totalling just over a tonne. Unfortunate-
ly the driver announced he couldnt possibly reverse his
small truck up our gently-rising fifteen foot wide drive,
exclaiming tha
