During our weeks in Alicante, Spain, we discovered many simple pleasures … pleasures that we miss now that we’re home. Here is a highly subjective list of the best of the best.
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Big News from the Beach
We’ve made some decisions this past week. Our new video tells all.
From Tampa to Alicante: Two Trailblazers Tell Their Story
You know when a place feels right. Ted and I have found that place in Alicante, Spain … largely because of the people we’ve met here. I’d like to introduce you to two of them: Alberto and Glenn Molina-Coats, who retired earlier this year to Alicante from Tampa, Florida.
Putting It on the Line in Alicante
Clothes dryers are rare in Spain. With a washing machine in our Airbnb but no dryer, we’ve actually enjoyed hanging our laundry over a rack to dry on our terrace. It’s not nearly as much trouble as it sounds, so today we tried a new challenge.
A Sunday Lunch in Alicante
We’ve made amazing friends during our three weeks so far in Alicante. At a traditional lunch with them this past Sunday, Ted and I felt we had fully arrived in Spain. Here are a few videos from that day.
The Numbers Don’t Lie
One goal of our trip to Spain is to sleep better than we had after a certain date in November 2024. According to my Garmin watch’s summary for the second week of our visit, significant gains were achieved.
The Spanish Sun Came Out!
Our day trip up the Mediterranean coast of Spain from Alicante to seaside Calpe began with clouds and wind and temps in the low 50s. But then everything changed.
A Typically Extraordinary Tuesday in Alicante
Alicante continues to gift us with new sights, new sounds, new flavors. And all with a surprisingly low price tag. Our new video recaps our morning.
Mike Coleman 