How I lost 96 euros and gained 500 in two days

This is all too good to wait until Judy and Kath return to England,so  here is the dramatic tale. Sunday was the day my car went missing again. Having paid one hefty fine I took the greatest care not to park in front of garages etc.Apparantly I was parking in the blue zone in Altea which is forbidden, and it was a matter of luck that I had been parking in that spot for 6 weeks, and not had the car carted off to the gruia -evil car pound.

This time I was fined 96 euros, which could be construed as a bonus, apart from all the hassle of unhelpful guardia and local police. Twice was too much, I felt very anxious about parking my car anywhere, and that, coupled with the sparcity of furniture in the flat concentrated our minds on moving to a better location.

A quick visit to the estate agent on Monday morning, a trip in her car to view two apartments, and I am signing up today for the most delightful ground floor apartment wth a small back courtyard, all mod cons, belonging to the mother of the estate agent, in the most lovely part of the old town, only yards from the blue domed church, and near to stunning views down to the bay. I can run down all the steps to the beach in about 15 minutes (think Robin Hood’s Bay) and I am pretty certain all my guests will love it too. Because it belongs to family there was no €500 fee.

I am about to pack my stuff while Kath and Judy are on the tram trip to Denia. I shall add a few photos of Ju and I enjoying the area before the drama, and next post will include house and vista views, but will try not to get too carried away!