Pulpi to Peniscola

After not enough lazy warm days at Pulpi--I got to know the wifi bars pretty well--we pushed on west, through Valencia, and into a seaside resort town called (I swear I am not making this up) Peniscola. We spent the night there at a campground, sort of--a parking lot, with services, just for RV's, 100 meters from the beach--for 8 euros.

Self-portraits at Playa del Serena Mar

Red moon rise

Europe is a land of roundabouts ("rotaries," sometimes, in

the US), often decorated with public sculpture, local

interest, etc; this one is some beach-side community,

painted all sea-blue; I wondered, approaching it, what one

would think, at night, half-drunk, approaching it...

Typical terrain...miles and miles of plastic hot-houses,

growing tomatoes; soon to be followed by condos...

Highway of the Mediterranean

Spain had some 10,000 castles at one time, now down to a

mere 300-500; you're never not in sight of one of them

Or another

Or another

And there is always plenty of interesting contemporary

architecture in the cities

Valencia, I think

And more condos

And more castles