Our 10 day escape in Mojacar now seems like a distant memory. Last week someone on the beach told us that Holland was going through a minor heat wave--unfortunately, they couldn’t have been more wrong. Upon landing we were greeted with familiar grey skies and damp, cold
weather. A hard pill to swallow after coming from 2 weeks of 40C!
Mojacar was absolutely beautiful. It is located in Europe’s only desert –cacti and dusty hills at every glance. The city is made up of the old town and the beach front. The old town is carved into the side of the hills—all the houses and buildings are white washed. From a distance they look like tiny sugar cubes dotting the skyline.
The weather was unbelievable—over 40C in the sun, but with the constant wind from the ocean it was just perfect. We spent the days soaking up the sun with some great books (highly recommend “The Amateur Marriage” and “Girl, Interrupted”), bobbing in the sea and playing beach volley. In the evenings we enjoyed delicious gazpacho, tapas, lemon meringue and of course, paella! What more could a girl want?
And so, tomorrow is back to reality. Back to the clicking keyboards, relentless emails, manic meetings, and ticking minutes. Wish me luck that I don’t just run abscond from it all and find my own sugar cube hideaway in the hills.
