More Driving

Today we went back to Denia, since we didn't get there yesterday. We really liked it.  It seemed like more of a water sports town than just a place with a beach.  And it was much less crowded than Alicante.  The beach wasn't pristine, it had seaweed on it, so that may have been one reason.  But we thoroughly enjoyed it.  It's a little touristy, but in an okay way, not in an annoying way.  There's a ton of apartments and villas, and a section of cafes and shops along the beach and marina.

We did have one adventure there.  We were only a block or so off the beach and wanted to go see it.  We kept seeing these red signs saying access point or beach access.  Finally, at a red light, there was a left turn towards the beach.  There was a wall where the left turn would take you, but a road just behind that.  And it said beach access.  So we turned left.  We realized it might have been a mistake almost immediately.  It was a dirt road, not much larger than the car.  We kept going, hoping to turn around at the beach.  It got narrower and curved.  When we finally got to the end, the beach was right there.  And there were people, looking at us like we were crazy.  There was no way to turn around, so Frank had to back up all the way to the main road, in a standard, in a tiny curvy lane.  I got out and tried to direct him, and eventually we made it out!

We found parking in Denia itself, and had a snack, then walked around and took photos.  There was a sign about the flora and fauna of the region.  The borders were defaced with graffitti, but there wasn't any over the pictures or words on the sign.

After our break, we headed back to Valencia.  We rested up and then set out for dinner.  We went to place we'd seen the first night, on our way home.  We got empanadas as an appetizer and they were amazing!  I got a tuna salad and Frank got gnocci.  The salad was good, and came out in a huge bowl.  Frank's gnocci was okay.  The sauce was good, but the gnocci weren't quite done correctly.  The empanadas were so good that we got some to take home for breakfast in the morning.

Not much to post about today.  We tried to take it easy.  My blisters were still sore and Frank's need hurt from the driving.  We're hoping to see the sciences building, etc. tomorrow.