Maverick Rover World - Torrevieja/Punta Prima, SP Post #11 6/9/2018

MAVERICK ROVER WORLD

Post #11

June 9, 2018

Torrevieja/Punta Prima, Spain

A door / A bike
What do you see first?
The bike or the door?

Weathered Entry

Forgotten

Spanish Flag

Our days here in Costa Blanca have been most relaxing as we can walk to the beach in just one kilometer (0.6 Mile), many restaurants and bars, several grocery stores and two bus stops that connect us to fun little towns and marinas. 

Torrevieja, SP marina

Recently,  Ron and I met Parker Pope. I spoke to him in Spanish to ask a question about the marina, but in no time flat we both spoke in English, he is from St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a sailor on his way  from Spain to Greece, Turkey and then Puerto Rico with a gentleman from Portland, Oregon who has just refurbished a sailboat here in Torrevieja. A very interesting guy, another confirmation that our travels are in sync with so many interesting and unique people who are on world and life explorations. 

Center of Torrevieja, mosaic bench

Bougainvillea abloom everywhere.


Through the eyes of the world
Never let it be said that there is only one way to view anything.
                                                                     Roger Allen Mosser

All in all,  the current area where we are staying has given us the opportunity to finally reflect on the reason we are on this journey. The pace here is a little slower.  After two months of  immersing ourselves into Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Granada, Sitges and Barcelona, we are finally taking time to look at our life through different lenses.  As typical Americans do, we generally stay within our boundaries mentally, we get caught up in what is, rather that what could be. As travelers, we are given the opportunity to step into the shoes of other cultures the world over. 
  
Don't like what you see?

Step into someone elses shoes and look from a different viewpoint. Try the shoes of a world sailor, (we met him);  a man running 70 marathons simultaneously from France to Morocco, (we met him); a beggar man who goes everywhere with his golden colored cat sitting on his backpack (we met him); a photographer who photographs skulls of goats from Greece (we met him); a yogi couple who love their tattoos and own a cat they adopted while living in Cambodia (we met them).  Then you have the Cosmopolites, we are them.

Things we have learned: 

*Book reading is good. NOOK book readers are perfect for travel. No muss, no fuss, very little weight and you can add a new book whenever you like. It’s really fun to read historical novels about the area you are visiting. Currently I am reading ORIGIN, by Dan Brown.  The story takes place in Spain; mostly Barcelona, Bilbao at the Guggenheim Museum and  nearby Monserrat Monastery. 

*Random walk back home from dropping off our rental car, we stumble into The Berliner Restaurant. Extremely affordable, wonderful service and scrumptious cuisine.  We have learned that this area of Spain is one of THE getaway places for Germans and Scandinavians alike; thus many  restaurants are geared for them by owners who, themselves come from Germany and Scandinavia.

Original Poem by Roger

This poem was inspired by the many doors of Europe through which we have entered, and some of which we only dreamed of entering. 

key sense 

keys intrigue my senses

weight of the metal

coolness to the touch

shape for the keyhole

        jangle when the parson opens the cathedral door

keys intrigue my senses

inscriptions on ancient metal

notches cut to precision

embedded sweat and grime
        clink of keys against coins in his pocket

found keys 
       with no meaning at all

             

some say the key to the heart is   

a soft kiss

a red rose

dark chocolate 

key making    

        a delicious craft

    
                    

by
Roger Allen Mosser