Pedregalejo
We've settled in to beachside living, trying to get used to the main restaurants not opening until 9pm, though there are still quite a few places that provide food all day and some nice cocktail bars we've become "regulars" at.
M went exploring along the promenade to the neighbouring beaches of El Palo and El Dedo. Each of the beaches is separated by a small bridge, and the change in character is quite noticeable. El Palo is known as more of a "locals" area, the restaurants are mostly smaller and more informal, with cheap tables set up along a tree lined promenade. El Dedo is the shortest of the three beaches and similar in some ways to Pedregalejo, with a few larger and more upmarket looking restaurants, before ending at a hill that separates it from the yacht club marina.
We did venture back into town one day to do some shopping, taking the local bus in which was very easy to do, as you can just pay for your ticket by waving your phone over the terminal as you get on - what a great system, why can't they do that back home I wonder? We ended up having dinner in a part of the old centre that we hadn't visited while we were there a week or two back, at a very nice and very busy Italian place.
We had been a little concerned that we would find Pedregalejo too quiet after staying in the old town, however this isn't the case, in fact as our apartment is so close to the beach and bars we would actually like a little more quiet. It is quite unusual to hear a language other than Spanish around here so at least we're getting to practise our Spanish speaking skills daily.
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