Tuesday 5 May 2009

Day 2 Shopping, Pepe's and Cap Prim

This blogging business is not as easy as it seems. I've just re-read last night's eforts and found it a bit dull so tonight's will be a bit snappier.
We hear from Lou that the weather isn't too good back there, but here it's perfect - 22 deg C with no cloud.
First job today was to get something sorted for dinner tonight and this was sourced from an indoor market in Javea. Not your typical UK indoor market mind you. As you'll see from the photo it's located in an old refurbished church and very nicely done.

After lunch in Pepe's and an hours relaxation for us on the sun beds (not unfortunately for Nina who was stuck with preparing the tea - she's very good, never complains..) it was a short drive out to Cap Prim for a late afternoon walk, Cap Prim is a small peninsula jutting out into the sea. The last bit is a very narrow path with steep sides straight into the sea. It's very difficult to capture on film and the photo on the left is the best I could do.

Despite it being almost exclusively formed from a shale type rock there was quite a bit of vegitation including a lot of flowering plants (mostly vetch) which was attracting butterflies, the most exotic of which was this yellow one - any idea what it might be Tony?
Well that's it for today. Not quite as snappy as I'd hoped, but I'll get better........

3 comments:

  1. Pics look great, keep up the good work : )

    Now, about that butterfly! It would appear that you stumbled upon a Swallowtail [Papilio machaon]. You can read more about it here -->

    http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/Butterfly/17/Butterfly.html?ButterflyId=4&Country=&Size=&Colour=&Features=&Family=

    Can you give us a tougher one next time please!

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  2. Yeah well our Tesco looks just like that..ha ha.
    Anyway, one up for Lucy on the Swallowtail - may I just add that my book says the baby caterpillars look just like bird droppings, so as not to attract hungry birds...although if you count flies as a tasty snack you probably aren't that picky...
    buenas noches (don't think that's spelled right)

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  3. No idea on the butterfly will leave that to the experts!!! Weather looks great!! you will be pleased to know weather here is wet!!

    love you both, sal xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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