Just a quiet week of work and cycling to start October. I include some photos from the preceding week that I forgot to include in the week 38 blog.
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I continued to see glorious sunrises during my pre-work bike rides:
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As is often the case, it is worth looking at what the rising sun is illuminating:
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One day I cycled up to the Carrasqueta mountain pass, 1020 m altitude. As usual, I stopped for a drink and snack at Venta Teresa, 6 km from the pass. There were lots of other cyclists doing the same:
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A nice view of the town Jijona from Venta Teresa:
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The place is very popular among motorcyclists:
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A somewhat slimmer biker:
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My friend Eri has been a seconded national expert from the Greek IP office for the past 6 years. Normally, she would have to go back to Greece at this point, but she wanted to stay with us in Alicante, and we very much wanted her to stay. This week, she signed her contract to become a permanent employee of our office, and one evening, we got together in her apartment to celebrate:
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Eri lives across the street from Castillo Santa Bárbara, a Moorish castle overlooking Alicante:
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I stopped for a beer on the beach one afternoon. There was a definite end-of-season feeling, even though it was still nice and warm:
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Three dogs, two humans:
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At the weekend, I cycled to Tibi. The climb to get to the village is one of the most brutal stretches of road around here:
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I made it to Lili’s goat cheese emporium:
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I went inside to buy some cheese:
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Lili’s daughter, whom I first met as a little girl years ago, is now a teenager minding the shop during the weekend:
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There are NIMBYs everywhere, also in Tibi:
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On Sunday, we went for lunch at Balu’s house:
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Eliot manned the grill as usual:
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Well-fed people at the table: Eliot flanked by his son Lucas with girlfriend Alejandra:
