BOLNUEVO

Hola,

Just woken up from my siesta following large lunch of croquetas, fish stuffed red peppers and a mixed meat (easy on the snails) and fish paella washed down with a decent bottle of house rosado (very reasonable 5 euros) and a cafe solo to conclude.
We are now in Bolnuevo, a small but lively seaside resort about 6 km from Puerto Mazzaron. Its' main claim to fame are the 'erosions' below: otherwise there are a few bars and restaurants and a couple of small supermarkets.

About 6 km cycle ride is the port of Mazarron. This is a bigger town and resort and has some good restaurants but not much else to see.

So we took a bus ride into the regional centre of Murcia. The cathedral below was its main highlight, in fact its only highlight and if you tried to leave,

these two dudes would make sure you didn't get past the doors.

Below is the casino which had a spectacular inside although many of the rooms were only open to members. Murcia is trying to sell itself as a tourist destination but it trails in below Cadiz as far as we are concerned. Of the 40 odd listed attractions, about 30 are churches none of which, cathedral aside were open. The art gallery was mediocre, only in Spanish but at least free. The other museums closed between 1 and 5 so if you were on public transport they might as well have been shut. If you want people to visit your city you've got to try harder.

Our campsites we have stayed on have varied enormously. This has smaller pitches and is noisier (campsite speak says it is a 'sociable' site) but they keep it spotless and have very well maintained and original flower beds including many topiaries;

and a resident terrapin. Although the site is right in the town and right next to the beach it also has a very nice temperature controlled (24 c) swimming pool and tennis court.

We're spending a couple of weeks here before moving north for our last month. Temps will probably drop a bit. It was 33c in Murcia which is hot enough and a few degrees cooler on the coast. But we're not complaining!!! Thanks for your continued reading (166 visits in the last month) and another post next week.

Adios

J&P