Leaving Mojac and keeping along the coast, we entered Murcia Provence. The scenery changed from agriculture to tourista. The tarp covered fields gave way to progressively well developed residential buildings. We overnighted in Cartagena which is a major cruise line stop but I found it disappointing. Next stop was Alicante. We had a great dinner of paella at a cafe next to a park. Cartagena and Alicante both were historically old cities with Moorish influence. They eventually became part of the Spanish culture. Up the coast through Benidorm, and Benissa. This area looks as if the area was developed in the last 40-50 years to support the tourist trade from the north; England, Sweden, and Norway apparently are the main points of origins for these new inhabitants. We talked to many cafe owners who were English speaking and had moved to the area years ago. The architecture was very modern and stylish.
As we progress toward Barcelona we stopped in Valencia where I visited in July 2017. I don't remember it being this hot!! Onward to Pensicola and and Calafell. These are all small beach communities with a beach road and an inland super highway connecting. One could compare this area to the SE coast of Florida or the area south of LA county. The area has changed from agriculture in the original part to turista. We drove in the morning stopping for a lunch around 1 and arriving at our next stop about 4 PM. A quick trip to the beach and then clean up for dinner. It was very repetitive for 7-10 days. I loved it.
Keep on truckin, Cuz!
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