I started my day with a walk.
Today is another quiet day, although we decide to go and get a few things and our destination is the shopping center at Ondara, about 15mins away. This is a huge shopping complex, and is circular. Three stories of shops, and eateries. Not at all what I expected.
I did make a phone call to a doctor surgery, to make an appointment to get a prescription. I must confess, that I thought it would be very difficult, due to the language barrier, but to my surprise, the receptionist answered my call in English. Ahhhh all is good, so an appointment is made for tomorrow.
Tuesday, 5th November 2019
Melbourne cup Day.
Walked again today, am starting to time myself with the distance I am doing.
We go to Javea to the Doctor, and have no difficulty finding it. After a short wait I am seen to by the Doctor, who speaks good english. He writes me a script for Seretide, and all is good.
Bob has made a chiropractor appointment for Wednesday, and an appointment with a dentist on friday. So all our medical things will be taken care of this week.
We went into Ondara to drop in the external drive to get fixed, as it doesn't seem to be connecting very well. While we are in Ondara, we grab a few items.
Wednesday, 6th November 2019
Walked again today, just short of three kms, in 33 mins.
A quiet day today. We went into Gata de Gorgos to the chiropractor, and walked the streets trying to find the chiro, and eventually found the clinic. The chiropractor and partner are from France, and was interesting talking to them. After we had finished at the Chiropractor, we walked about some more popping into different shops. There were numerous shops selling wicker products. We then headed back to our accommodation for the rest of the day
Thursday, 7th November 2019
I started my day walking. Bob walked with me, and we walked 3.4kms, and took 42 mins.
Did some washing
Today we went into Javea to explore the old part of the town. When we arrive, there seems to have been a market happening and it was in the throws of being packed up. I had decided earlier in the day that I should look at getting my hair cut, and I mentioned this to Bob, and as we were just starting to look about the markets that remained. There was a hair dresser, and Bob suggested that I should go in and get my hair done, and of course, I procrastinate, giving the language barrier, but I do go in and the lady who spoke no English, and I spoke little Spanish. I manage to tell her I just want a trim and she understands and with some hand signals, the job gets done. End result is hair cut, and it looks good according to Bob.
We continue our walk about the old town, and find somewhere to have some lunch. Afterwards we go back to the unit.
Friday, 8th November 2019
I started my day walking. 2.48 kms in 29.21 mins.
It is dentist day for Bob, and we head off to find the clinic in Gata de Gorgos. Finding a park is not as easy as previous efforts, but we do find one. We find the Dental clinic, and fill out the required paperwork, and after a short wait, Bob is ushered into the dentist to have his filling repaired, he broke it some time back, and only now have managed to find a dentist.
After we finish with the dentist, which seemed very well priced, we head to the local cave that is about. The cave is at a place called Benidoleig, and the cave is known as the Cave of Skulls. Tests have ben done on animal and human bones and have resulted in life existed in this cave 50 000 years ago. It is a large cave, and one could imagine cave people living in something like this. There is black on the roof of the cave at certain spots, which historians think it was caused by smoke from fires of the humans. Inside the cave, there are colours of green and dark grey, and some browns which would be from mineral leaching into the rocks. There is not many staligimites or staligities but there is certainly lots of water dripping and running down the walls of the cave. In one section of the cave, in earlier years, a part of it had a pond in it, and had to be swum across to get to the rest of the cave. It was a very interesting thing to do, and we were the only ones in the cave. It was very well lit and presented so that one could get an idea on how things were way back then.
Saturday, 9th November 2019
Walked 2.88 kms in 31.21 mins.
Not a lot else done today.
Sunday, 10th November 2019
Didn't go for my walk today, rest day for walking.
Rest day all round.
I did make a phone call to a doctor surgery, to make an appointment to get a prescription. I must confess, that I thought it would be very difficult, due to the language barrier, but to my surprise, the receptionist answered my call in English. Ahhhh all is good, so an appointment is made for tomorrow.
Tuesday, 5th November 2019
Melbourne cup Day.
Walked again today, am starting to time myself with the distance I am doing.
We go to Javea to the Doctor, and have no difficulty finding it. After a short wait I am seen to by the Doctor, who speaks good english. He writes me a script for Seretide, and all is good.
Bob has made a chiropractor appointment for Wednesday, and an appointment with a dentist on friday. So all our medical things will be taken care of this week.
We went into Ondara to drop in the external drive to get fixed, as it doesn't seem to be connecting very well. While we are in Ondara, we grab a few items.
Wednesday, 6th November 2019
Walked again today, just short of three kms, in 33 mins.
A quiet day today. We went into Gata de Gorgos to the chiropractor, and walked the streets trying to find the chiro, and eventually found the clinic. The chiropractor and partner are from France, and was interesting talking to them. After we had finished at the Chiropractor, we walked about some more popping into different shops. There were numerous shops selling wicker products. We then headed back to our accommodation for the rest of the day
Thursday, 7th November 2019
I started my day walking. Bob walked with me, and we walked 3.4kms, and took 42 mins.
Did some washing
Today we went into Javea to explore the old part of the town. When we arrive, there seems to have been a market happening and it was in the throws of being packed up. I had decided earlier in the day that I should look at getting my hair cut, and I mentioned this to Bob, and as we were just starting to look about the markets that remained. There was a hair dresser, and Bob suggested that I should go in and get my hair done, and of course, I procrastinate, giving the language barrier, but I do go in and the lady who spoke no English, and I spoke little Spanish. I manage to tell her I just want a trim and she understands and with some hand signals, the job gets done. End result is hair cut, and it looks good according to Bob.
We continue our walk about the old town, and find somewhere to have some lunch. Afterwards we go back to the unit.
Friday, 8th November 2019
I started my day walking. 2.48 kms in 29.21 mins.
It is dentist day for Bob, and we head off to find the clinic in Gata de Gorgos. Finding a park is not as easy as previous efforts, but we do find one. We find the Dental clinic, and fill out the required paperwork, and after a short wait, Bob is ushered into the dentist to have his filling repaired, he broke it some time back, and only now have managed to find a dentist.
After we finish with the dentist, which seemed very well priced, we head to the local cave that is about. The cave is at a place called Benidoleig, and the cave is known as the Cave of Skulls. Tests have ben done on animal and human bones and have resulted in life existed in this cave 50 000 years ago. It is a large cave, and one could imagine cave people living in something like this. There is black on the roof of the cave at certain spots, which historians think it was caused by smoke from fires of the humans. Inside the cave, there are colours of green and dark grey, and some browns which would be from mineral leaching into the rocks. There is not many staligimites or staligities but there is certainly lots of water dripping and running down the walls of the cave. In one section of the cave, in earlier years, a part of it had a pond in it, and had to be swum across to get to the rest of the cave. It was a very interesting thing to do, and we were the only ones in the cave. It was very well lit and presented so that one could get an idea on how things were way back then.
Saturday, 9th November 2019
Walked 2.88 kms in 31.21 mins.
Not a lot else done today.
Sunday, 10th November 2019
Didn't go for my walk today, rest day for walking.
Rest day all round.
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