Friday - last day

The clear blue skies returned, but with a 10-15mph off shore breeze which made it feel a little cooler than the 22degC it actually was.  Still, very pleasant and so we decided to take a walk along the sea front.

And how about this as a nice way to take exercise.  Making the most of the sunshine, these women have taken the opportunity to have their exercise class out on the beach.







The gym they would normally have used is housed in a newish building on the seafront, Le Plaza del Mar, which also contains a supermarket, a convention centre and a cinema with a couple of other shops.  It's an interesting building but a bit under-used.  Maybe because the large arachnoid sculpture that have mounted inside scares off the punters!





 It's pruning time for the numerous palms that line the sea front, all done by one man from a portable hoist which he manoeuvres from the platform. 
















They start off looking like this and end up with a short back and sides.







This was about the roughest we had seen the sea all week.  However, waves less than half a metre high don't really qualify as rough.  







Out of the wind, the temperatures were getting on for 25degC by mid afternoon.  The pigeons here must have been on their holidays and fancied a bit of sunbathing.












After a bite to eat in the cafe just up from the hotel, tuna salad for me, chicken wrap for Eunice, we took a last walk round the old town and then back to base to start our packing.  But with the sun out it seemed wrong not to make the most of it and I fancied an ice cream.  So back on the sea front we found a haladeria (ice cream shop) and sat outside with our crepe and ice cream treats.  No ice cream selfie, I'm afraid, Tone.  Have to come back next year.

We had our last evening meal at El Castillo and then back to the hotel for an early night.