The beautiful coastline of Villaricos

Summer has long gone and I was in desperate need of a bit of R & R so I jumped on easyjet & left behind cold Wales for 5 days and headed to Spain.

Arriving in Spain the weather was distinctly warmer than the UK about 22 degrees but very cold in the evening more shorts, t-shirts and cardi weather rather than bikini. It was lovely to have any sun as it was particularly cold in the UK when I left so the fact that it wasn’t blistering hot was not really an issue.

Not Miami but look at those palm trees in December

I've been to Spain a couple of time before - Marbs, Barcelona and also Madrid but never to the south coast, so this time I headed to a small fishing village just outside Almería called Villaricos.

Villaricos is a very nice small town but very very quiet in the winter. The town allegedly is busier and much hotter in the summer. There are a couple of busier towns nearby Garrucha, Mojacar (if you have a head for heights) & of course Almería.

Love the sky in this town

This side of Spain is considered to be very 'Spanish' and not touristy which is fantastic for the authentic side of things but no chance of throwing shapes to a bit of Rhi Rhi & anyone under pension age might struggle with things to see or do.

Keep it clean ladies! Ha! Ha! Ha!

So what did I get up to?

Well there was a lot of eating… so much I forget to take pictures of some of my meals but notable meals include Garrucha Prawns at Rincon Del Puerto, middle eastern food at Taberna Christina, nice meal at Goah & Paella at La Balsica Villaricos.

Tomato salad with anchovies. Yummy

Finding Paella was hard but I got some in the end

There was also a little bit of drinking – mainly vodka but I do love a bit of Cava and would of loved to have gone to a vineyard like the Freixenet vineyard just outside Barcelona.

Cava anytime over the dreaded Prosecco

In between eating, drinking there was of course golfing! For the last few years I've wanted to take up golfing not for the sporting aspect but for the outfits!

Ready to hit the driving range

I think I look pretty great playing golf and since getting back I've been bidding like mad on a set of clubs to hit my local driving range with of course these need to be pink and fabulous!

Getting my golf on

Joking aside playing golf was a lot of fun, I went to Valle del Este Resort & I had 10 minutes with a pro who gave me some great tips on how to improve my swing. I tried to book a lesson but funnily enough he was leaving the country and was not going to be available!! I would like to think this was entirely coincidental!

I'm a natural!

Overall visiting Villaricos & the neighbouring towns was a pleasant little break, I came back feeling refreshed, relaxed and ready for rain, rain and more rain in Wales!