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Spain, December, 2004
 ...saw the family taking a long needed break to Spain visiting the area
around Murcia. We were fortunate enough to secure a
villa at the
Camposol Golf Estate just north of Mazarron in the south of Spain that
proved to be ideal for the family. The holiday started out on a good note
as we booked
a Meet-and-Greet service at the airport to park our car, it's amazing how
many bags one realises one has when the other half is pregnant and cannot
carry heavy items ! The flight with
Ryanair was smooth
and we arrived at San Javier airport just after6.30pm.The fun started here
as we had to pick up our rental car, so, in our best Spanish we went to
the counter and embarrassed ourselves finding out their English was
better. A complimentary upgrade (and another 3 0 minutes trying to get a
car seat and fit it) we were on our way - excited at the thought that were
now to drive for 1 hour, in the dark, on foreign roads, on the other side
of the road with a hungry child to our villa. Well, add a few more minutes
on as we took a detour around some farm villages (didn't realise turn
right to turn left actually meant that (blush) We arrived at the villa to
find the place spotless, the heaters switched on and some essential
provisions in the fridge (lifesaver) Bed called very loudly, so we retired
for the night to dream of what the next day would bring ...next
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