Bikes on the Boulevard - A day of work, rest and play

Thought we'd have a change of scene today and go for a bike ride! And why not - the apartment that we are staying in has some bikes that we can borrow and outside the house is 12km of perfectly flat beachside cycling. It seemed rude not to.

But not straight away of course! Best to lie in for a bit and watch the sun emerge from the haze of clouds out on the horizon.

The day was actually quite overcast, but plenty warm enough as we peddled out way along the deserted boulevard towards Alicante.

 

We stopped for a little gym session on some beach equipment that had pull-up bars and balance beams, before we reached the end of the line.

 

We also found a couple of swings to have a go on.

 

It's a funny mixture of views here. In one direction are palm trees, sand and ocean...

 

Then turn around and 'surprise!' there's a huge tower block, tram line and McDonalds.

 

We did stumble across a tiny delicatessen, where we purchased a baguette for lunch (but mostly so Clare could ride with it in her shopping basket)!

After trundling back home, we had a late lunch before Clare ran a work webinar. Afterwards, our friends came round for dinner which made for a very enjoyable rest/work/social day indeed.