The Mysteries Of Our Home

Having lived in Spain for nearly eight years now it gives me great joy in knowing that our family can still explore the local lands and find something new. It must be really easy to settle into a place and for it rightly so to become home and not a novelty but on the same hand it scares me to think that this ease could so quickly become routine and the lack of adventure and then a bore or something and somewhere you no longer find enjoyable. I'm so grateful to think that this isn't me and it's not my family either. 

A little piece of China seeing the beauty of Spain.

Today we discovered Las Cuevas de Canelobre. They are our local mountain caves. Though it at first seemed a shame that taking pictures are forbidden when enterring it soon made sense as to why. We have lived here for so many years now and have only just come across this genuinely magical piece of nature. I think by keeping it hidden and away from the tackiness that tourism can sometimes be - you're maintaining that simple beauty.

Mi Padre y Yo.

The Undamaged Beauty of The Alicante Landcape

These caves, now over seven million years old, and discovered by the Arabs in the 7th century could only be accessed until World War Two by a little hole in the mountains. When Spain was controlled by the republican army the caves became a secret factory where pilot jets were manufactured meaning an official entrance was created for the planes to then exit from. As we walked amongst the crystallised stalagmites and under the glowing formations that funnily enough somehow have come to resemble dragons' heads, Barcelona's La Sagrada Familia and even The Virgin Mary, it was just dreamlike to think that we were surrounded by an overwhelming fusion of nature and history...

It's now nearly midnight and the day could not have ended more perfectly. Following our wonderful trip today not only did we even get a little beach side stroll but more importantly Spain has just won the Euro 2012 Final! Having cheered for this country and it's team since the age of 12 I have never been so proud to watch them make history. It's yet again been another day this summer of realising just how lucky I am to have my home and family here.