A couple of weeks ago we went on holiday to Benidorm, in Spain. It's something we do most years as a reward to ourselves for surviving December and January.
Running a business in e-commerce, these are the busiest and most stressful months of the year, so I reckon it's only fair that we get a chance to unwind in February, which is normally the quietest month of the year.
We like Benidorm, it's a place we're familiar with and is a fun place to be. It's calmed down a bit over the last few years (probably something to do with people who went in their teens years ago are now in their 40's and 50's), but that's probably a good thing !
The weather was incredibly good this year, we were lucky. Every day was at least 10 degrees warmer than back home in England, it felt almost summery ! But one of the big advantages was that it also seemed to create some stunningly beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
Most of these photos are the sunsets - it's still a bit of a party town, so we were only really up for sunrise on the last day, when we had to get up early to get to the airport.
I'm not going to claim to be a great photographer, and most of these shots were snaps with a mobile phone. One of two were taken virtually "blind"; I left my glasses in the hotel, so it was literally a case of point the camera in the right direction, hit the button and hope for the best 馃榾
Benidorm's coastline is shaped a bit like a sideways "W", with headlands at each end and a smaller one at the centre separating the two beaches (the Levante and Poniente). There's a small shelf-like island in the centre of the bay which is visible along the whole shoreline - the cafe there is one of the most expensive and grottiest I've ever come across !
We most stick to the Levante end of town, which has rather nice paving along the seafront from one end to the other. The locals like to promenade up and down it in the evenings. You can tell which ones are locals; nicely dressed, and wearing their winter coats. The English tourists tend to be scruffy and obese, as well as dressed for summer no matter what the weather is like.
These last two photos (below) are of the sunrise on the last day, looking out from our apartment balcony towards the island. The rather small waves you can see are about as rough as the sea gets, the town is quite sheltered and the Mediterranean doesn't have really high tides. I think I've only ever once seen it a little rougher, and it's certainly nothing like the Atlantic rollers or strong North Sea waves that are a normal day back in England !
We took plenty of other photos while we were there, mostly of the cats we met, so expect a few more Benidorm themed posts over the next few days !
All photos in this post were taken by me
