{"id":4811,"date":"2012-06-21T17:11:14","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T21:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2015-07-02T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:10:23","slug":"day-25-wednesday-june-20-alicante-to-calpe-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=4811","title":{"rendered":"Day 25, Wednesday, June 20 – Alicante to Calpe, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had one last glimpse of the castle and the wall that surrounded the old town\"\"<\/a>as we pedaled away from Alicante. \u00a0Then we enjoyed a glorious ride along the boardwalk (ie: no mountains), \"\"<\/a>joining the strollers \"\"<\/a>and those getting a little exercise first thing in the morning.\"\"<\/a>There was also the occasional yacht \"\"<\/a>and a view of the shoreline we just traversed.\"\"<\/a>We lost our beach after and hour and a half and climbed mountains,\"\"<\/a>but the scenery continued to keep our mind from the chore.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>An hour or so later our course took us closer to the beach\"\"<\/a> and into the large city of Benidorm;\"\"<\/a> filled with contemporary buildings, the likes of which we had not seen before;\u00a0\"\"<\/a>even the boardwalk had a contemporary flair.\"\"<\/a>This looked like a city that hit it’s boom before the bottom dropped out; tons and tons of modern high rises and based on the amount of people on the beach,\"\"<\/a> they were occupied. \u00a0Seriously, have you ever seen so many people on a beach?\"\"<\/a> Though it was a bit early, we stopped here for lunch as the duckies had found a shady spot to rest.\"\"<\/a>We seemed to climb the hills \"\"<\/a>past beautiful homes\"\"<\/a>looking out to the sea\"\"<\/a> with not as much pain as in previous days….there is a lot to be said for having the wind at your back. \u00a0Thank goodness<\/em> we had the wind at our back as the climbs were tough\"\"<\/a>with a few tunnels thrown in for good measure.\"\"<\/a>But the height did allow beautiful views of the sea\"\"<\/a>and the town of Calpe in the distance.\"\"<\/a>With a little more climbing\"\"<\/a>we arrived in Calpe around 2:00\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>and had a refreshment at a cafe to decide whether to continue on or stay here. \u00a0Based on availability in the next ten + miles and the scenery,\"\"<\/a> we decided to check in with 44 miles done. \u00a0Calpe boasts a rock as impressive (in our opinion) as the rock of Gibraltar.\"\"<\/a>There are two side to this town, the port with a rocky shoreline,\"\"<\/a> where we stayed and the sandy beach\"\"<\/a>on the other side of the rock.\"\"<\/a>Since we stayed on the ‘port’ side we decided to enjoy fresh seafood, of which we had a lot to choose,\"\"<\/a> calamari and white fish won out,\"\"<\/a>absolutely divine!\n\t\t