Had the hotel bus take me to Doha airport at 23:00 I had a voucher to cover me for lunch and dinner and they wanted me to pay for the breakfast as well. Told the guy how can I have breakfast when I arrived after midday? Did not get any sleep wanted to keep the sleep for the plane. Eventually got on to the plane a bus ride away and luckily there was a spare seat between me and a guy. I was a sleep before the flight took off and managed a good 6 hours needed it.
Arrived in Madrid at 07:00 good to get off on an air bridge most of the trip has been bused off. There is one big hike to go through passport control and then catch a train to collect our bags. Don’t you hate it when your bag comes off the plane last? Well I qualified for that honour today. I took the train from the airport to Atocha Madrid main train station where I caught the 09:25 train to Alicante. Got there before midday and took a taxi to my place in La Marina. The ride cost 42 euros and I gave the driver a 50 euro note he was going to his car to give me the change as I turned my water on by my boundary wall, turned around and he buggered off I yelled out to him and he kept driving down the road, arse hole.
Left on November the 30th and back 12th March. 23C and sunny day and I did 5 loads of washing and got it all dry. Bag put away and don’t want to see it for a while.
The blog was mainly for my own record which I will look over at times in the future. I am glad a lot of people enjoyed reading them, looking at the photos, videos and the comments which I received. It would be great if this inspires my friends to do some similar travels in the future. Be interesting to hear from you if you would like or going to do it, a trip similar to our one? Remember we only live once and if you have your health fit and able make the most of your remaining life. Thank you.
Maurice's Travel 