After breakfast on Sunday morning we headed to Castillo de Santa Ana, a castle over looking the sea. It was about a half hour walk along the sea front, it was a lovely morning, and luckily not too hot. The castle didn't open will 11am, so when we got there we had a coffee down by the harbour. The castle is free to visit and though small, is an interesting place to look around. On the ground floor there was an exhibition of artwork all designed around fairy stories - the first one I came across was Alice in Wonderland. Amazing pieces of work, not only art, but beautifully themed handbags, shoes, sculptures etc. It was lovely to look around. From there you could climb the stairs to the upper level, and learn more about the history of the castle. The views from outside were great.
When we left the castle we had a walk around the lighthouse, only the outside, as that didn't seem to be open. By this point the sky was clouding over so we started to head back. We stopped at the Aloha beach café for something to eat and drinks. Lovely little place with a great view of the ocean. Thankfully we made it back to the hotel before the heavens opened and it absolutely poured. The pool area and car park were partially flooded, and the roof in the restaurant was letting in water! Just like being at home - LOL! We chilled out in our room for a while before heading out to dinner. We were able to go out for a walk after we'd eaten, but it was extremely windy!
On Monday we decided to be adventurous and use the local buses. The stop was just around the corner from the hotel, but timetable was a mystery! The timetable on the bus shelter said one time, the over head electronic notice gave a different time and the bus turned up when it felt like it! Some how we managed to get to Gran Plaza mall! We were there early, so coffee first and then a look around the shops. Lots of familiar names, including Primark!! It was fun to look around, and we did buy a couple of things. The best place was the huge Carrefour supermarket, where we spent ages and spent a fortune. I did get three new dresses, and Paul two shirts, plus we got all kinds of goodies, so it was the highlight of the day! And at this Carrefour, they didn't grab our bag and run off with it, like they did in Benidorm!
Our afternoon and evenings had fallen into a routine by now. A bit of a rest in our room, dinner and a walk along the sea front. A look around the sea front souvenir shops and then a drink in the hotel bar. We did buy quite a few things from the local shops, things were a good price.
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