So this is Christmas

Chilling Out

Zo.  This is Christmas in Spain.  SinterKlaas and Sunshine.  I have never eaten so much chocolate in my life.  When we walk to the beach, I have several chocolate stops on the way.  If I hang around and say 'Good morning.  And how are you?' I always get a chocolate. 

Making a run for it

Mama tries to hurry me past.

Another run for it

Mama said it didn't feel much like Christmas but I think it does.  They had live animals on the beach.  There was a chicken, two geese, a goat and two babies that Mama says are called kids and a turkey.  The turkey scared me.  I hid behind Daddy's leg.

Chupa chupa

But I really liked the baby goat and the kid liked me.  He kept sucking my finger and people took photographs of me.  Mama tried to have a go but the goat bit her.  He didn't bite me.

Mama made me pose for this one

The best bit of Christmas was my Uncle Joe arriving.  We went to the airport and I trembled when I saw him.  He wrapped us in his arms and said 'Hey guys'.  We had the best Christmas eve.  We went to a Chinese restaurant and spent two hours just eating.  I had piles of prawns and squid and duck and rice and it was great.

My GREAT Uncles and me

Christmas Day we had rice and curry in the tent at the van.  My Great Uncle Xavier came too and I like him.  We went to the beach and I couldn't decide which hand to hold.
Uncle Joe has gone now but Nana and Gang gang are coming in the New Year.
Happy New Year!!!!!

New Hats New Friends

 I have so many friends here now that I don't want to leave.  Monty is the Norwegian Wood cat who lives next to me.  He is kept on a string but escaped the other morning.  Monty likes me and I like Monty.   I have my friend Tio Xavy who made me a wallet from a milk carton and also Manuel who made me a friendship bracelet especially to fit my wrist.  I also like Orange man who has a gold tooth and tells me I am as big as his 5 year old grand son and snuggles me and gives me oranges.  They live in tents at the back of the campsite and work here.

There is also Bouncy Man who is a very tall and very old Dutch man who is always playing tricks.  Last week he ran off with Tio Xavy's wheely bin when Tio was trying to sweep up the leaves.  There is also Small Car Big Dog who has a Mini and a Great Dane.  I'm not allowed to stroke the Great Dane as Small Man Big Dog says I mustn't.  Yesterday, Bouncy Man saw me trying to stroke the big dog and came running up from behind and leaped on the big dog's back.  The big dog jumped in the air and so did the dog's owner.  Everybody looked really shocked except for Bouncy Man who held on.  Mama fell on the floor laughing and Daddy had to come and carry her off.

Hat Man bought me a hat too.  Just like his. 

Best Christmas Present Ever

Making Sure They get it right

 So.  (I say zo quite a lot now as everyone here does).  I now think we will stay here for ever.  Mama did yet another extension - this time to the camper van.  Most of the campsite helped Daddy to put it up whilst I ran around hammering pegs into the side of the tent.  It took them so long to do it we are now semi permanent.  The people here are so nice to me.  There is Party Man and Hat man and Cat lady and Apple lady and Chocolate lady and bread man and they all give me things.  Mama has given up trying to hide them from me. Mama couldn't wait for it to rain.  And it is raining now.  And thundering.  And lightening.  And she is sitting in it.  By herself.  I do love it though.  I can play with all my toys and I am warm and cosy.

 

Climbing the walls

 Mama and Daddy went up to the Albir light house yesterday.  It was all up hill and Daddy didn't go very fast and even so we lost Mama on the way up.

Showing Daddy the inside of the lighthouse

But we were very high up and it was very beautiful.  We could see all the paper white yachts below.

View from the Bridge

 When we came back we found a restaurant that Mama was finally happy with.  She is choosy.  She said it was basic but good honest Spanish food whatever that means.  I like everywhere. 

Mira

 Anyway it stopped her moaning.
This morning I saw a red squirrel with tufty wufty furry wurry ears.  He wouldn't sit still though.

TuftyWufty Furry Wurry

Not only is my Uncle Joe coming but my Nanny and Ganggang Flipflip are coming in the New Year too.
I cannot wait.

Sinterklaas at Altea Cap Blanch

Altea beach

 Finally, the No Funs are staying still.  We are stopping at Cap Blanch in Altea http://camping-capblanch.com/ which is right by the sea and full of Dutch people so I can greet them every morning.  I like it.  We are right next to the town so we go out for lumch quite a lot.  I did manage to sleep through my first Chinese meal in a long time but Mama got a take away for me and I ate it on the beach.  One of the best views I've had with a take away for a long time.

Eating Chinese

  We also went to Altea to the top of the town.  I climbed up many steps.

Altea steps

There was a great view from the top.  Mama said it was Benidorm in the distance.

The view

The NF's finally bought me some fancy pants boots.  I wear them without pants because Mama says I don't need nappies anymore.

My boots

I think I do.  She now spends most of her time at the laundry.  I was also invited to a Sintaklaas party.  I was very excited and combed my haair.  There were people all dressed up with black faces and they gave me more sweets in one evening than I have ever eaten in the whole of my life.  It was wicked.  I danced for them and sat on a strange man's knee because he gave me presents.

What is going on?

We sang strange songs and ate crisps and I had a really lovel;y evening.  People kept kissing me and giving me things.

Dancing with strangers for a marshmallow

 Now, everybody on the campsite knows me.  They don't know Mama or daddy but they all say ' Hullo Jozef' and I say 'goeiemorgen'.  They have even put me on their facebook.

Mama has pulled another uncle out the hat and best of all my Uncle Joe is coming to stay for Christmas.  YEAH.  BAMBY!