Back in tshirts and shorts now and as today was yet another 'fiesta' day in Alicante (the 9th October is the special day of the Valencian community which includes the provinces of Alicante Valencia and Castellón) we headed down to the port to the Volvo Ocean Race area.
For a few years now, Alicante has hosted the starting point activities and celebrations of the round-the-world yacht race and the dedicated part of the port was developed especially, creating an area for race preparations, information about the sport, stuff for kids and adults to do, bars and restaurants and a permanent museum and organisers office.
You can get up close to the yachts, see preparatory races and even the workshops where mending and modification is always going on. Its totally free to get in to the area and have a walk around and as its at the far end of the port you get some lovely views towards Alicante and the Castillo de Santa Bárbara.
The last day is 11th October and the various teams set sail heading for the next stop at Cape Town. Good luck!
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteLove your blogs on Alicante. We have recently bought an apartment there and are spending as much time as possible there with our 4 year old but still are working and living in the UK for the foreseeable. Back for the New Year so any tips would be great. Tony & Rachel
Hello Tony and Rachel
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind comments and its great that you can spend time in Alicante. There's so much going on all the time for such a small city and I would love to document it all but with my new business its difficult to find the time necessary to post regularly.
An American friend of mine recently moved over to this area from San Fran with his wife and 3 year old, and they thought it was the perfect time to experience something new that their daughter can benefit from too and hopefully learn the Spanish language and culture from an early age.
If you can get the best of both worlds by working in the UK and spending your free time over here then thats a fantastic set-up.
Regarding New Year, I will have to look in to see if anything special is being planned and post something as Christmas and New Year are celebrated a little differently here than the UK.
Enjoy your trip anyway ;-)