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Monday 13 September – part two: this water is cold!
I must admit I assumed that we would literally go up the steps by the side of it and that would be it, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. : We took our time going up the steps, stopping regularly to get photos on the way:
When we got to the top, there were lots of other places to explore, so we just followed the path along and kept finding more and more sights:
I was very impressed with the facilities they had here. As well as toilets and a restaurant at the entrance, they also had a first aid station and a number of lifeguards, keeping a watching eye over everyone. Mind you, they did need them. The further we got up, we quickly realised that we were definitely in the minority here, as nearly everyone had at least waded into the water or were swimming in it. I’m sorry, but I don’t want to inflict my larger than I’d like body on anyone else. : It’s a shame some other people didn’t take that view, that’s all I’m saying....
Eventually, we got to the stage where we couldn’t go any further. We think that, perhaps in the past, you could’ve done, but they were doing a lot of work along the banks of the water and we think that’s why it was all closed off.
It was certainly very peaceful out here and there were lots of places for us to sit down and just take in the scene before us. Although there were a lot of people in the water, not many of them were splashing around and we didn’t see any kids, so it was quite quiet.
On the way back down, Mark suggested that I should go into the water, as I only had sandals on, so I slipped them off and went into the water. My goodness, although it looked very inviting, it was bloody cold, I can tell you that much! I stayed in the water a couple of minutes and, yes, it was nice and refreshing, but by the time I came out of there, my feet were frozen and I was almost losing feeling in them. How on earth people were swimming in there, I do not know. I suddenly had a great deal of respect for those in the water.
Next: where’s that parking fairy when you need it?
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I’m sorry, but I don’t want to inflict my larger than I’d like body on anyone else. : It’s a shame some other people didn’t take that view, that’s all I’m saying....
I totally agree Cheryl. I'm not so please with my appearance in a bath suit so when I have to be in one in public I often wear a t-shirt over top. Then I'll walk by someone in a binkini who CLEARLY should not be wearing a 2 peice suit and think "and I was worried about what I look like?"
I totally agree Cheryl. I'm not so please with my appearance in a bath suit so when I have to be in one in public I often wear a t-shirt over top. Then I'll walk by someone in a binkini who CLEARLY should not be wearing a 2 peice suit and think "and I was worried about what I look like?"
I hear ya!
Great pictures, the waterfalls seemed like a pleasant way to spend the day.
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I got a little behind - a great couple of updates! Those falls look so pretty. Have you ever been to Jamaica? We climbed Dunn's River Falls there on our honeymoon and that water was cold too! Brrrr.....
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I got a little behind - a great couple of updates! Those falls look so pretty. Have you ever been to Jamaica? We climbed Dunn's River Falls there on our honeymoon and that water was cold too! Brrrr.....
: It's not a place we've made it to yet. Our experience of the Caribbean is very limited - just a stop at Nassau on a three night Disney cruise and that's it. It's something we should really address one day in the future....
Monday 13 September – part three: where’s that parking fairy when you need it?
We wandered slowly back along the path we had come, enjoying the scenery beneath us.
I decided to take a detour, as there was another route we could follow, which was signposted to a picnic area. I think they lied about the distance, as there was no way that it was just 250 metres away! :
Eventually, we found the picnic area, but there were no picturesque views from there, so we headed back the way we had come and down through an exit route. I was hoping to get different views from there, but I was to be disappointed in that.
With that, it was back to the car. Mark asked if I wanted to go to Guadalest and, as it was only about 15 minutes away, we decided to do it. I’d forgotten what a horrible road it is to get there. It twists and turns continually and, usually, if I’m the front of a car, I’m Ok with that, but not today. : I don’t know what the problem was, but my goodness, I felt really ill when we got there.
Mark tried and tried and tried to find a parking space, but we had no luck. Honestly, the parking fairy really was not sprinkling her pixie dust on us this holiday. We took it as a sign and, to be honest, as we headed out, the place did look pretty busy, certainly much busier than when we had come here a couple of years ago.
Dave had told us that there was a newer road down towards Benidorm and we quickly found it. Thank goodness, that was a lot straighter and much easier to negotiate and, gradually, as we drove along, I started to feel a bit better.
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: We took our time going up the steps, stopping regularly to get photos on the way: 
The further we got up, we quickly realised that we were definitely in the minority here, as nearly everyone had at least waded into the water or were swimming in it. I’m sorry, but I don’t want to inflict my larger than I’d like body on anyone else. 
How on earth people were swimming in there, I do not know. I suddenly had a great deal of respect for those in the water. 
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