I guess you can't escape a blast of Siberia weather even in the south of Spain. We've had bad weather for a couple of weeks with freezing temperatures at night and daytime temperatures below 10 C and winds of up to 35 mph, so it feels cold, a little like December in Dorset I guess. Brian and Sue joined us at Marjal Camping last Thursday so we've had company and a couple of afternoons playing Canaster, a cycle ride and Brian and I played boules this afternoon. We all took the train from Sant Isidro to Alicante for a day out. This is a commuter line taking about 50 minutes and running about every hour so it was very convenient. We had a great day seeing the main beach area, Castle and the Santisma Trinidad replica Spanish Galleon (the original dating from 1769 to 1805) and the old town. The  photo above was taken on the beach front and reminded us of the statues we'd seen in Valencia last year. The views from the castle, set at about 350 m above the plain, gave an impression of the surrounding urbanisation and distant sierras. Luckily there is a lift from the beach to near the top, you only have to climb the last 40 metres. At the weekend we leave here to go further south to Cabo de Gata and hopefully warmer days, we will miss the sauna though!!