ditto ditto ditto

when we originally moved over (5 years in Jan) it was so cold inside we were sleeping in our clothes our son was in his clothes in bed in a sleeping bag with a duvet on top we had a log fire but these old villas dont seem to contain the heat so give me carpets and central heating in Winter anyway

saying that we were on the beach on boxing day playing volleyball that same year - not sun bathing weather but very mild

But in the UK you need the heating on all day in the winter. Here you don't need to put it on 'til about five in the evening.

The nice days more than make up for the cold nights.

Plus the longer days here, the earliest it gets dark in Valencia is abot 6pm in mid December.

Last winter the temperature in Valencia didn't drop to freezing once. The lowest overnight temperature was 1c on Jan 24. And on January 19 the daytime temperature reached 23c.

Just my opinion. I can't stand caravans in the cold and there is a good chance of very cold weather during the January nights in Javea.

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Clear blue skies here today. Not a cloud in sight. having a coffee overlooking the bay in Mumbles near Swansea. 20 degrees!!

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Ok that was in the car with the heater on!
4 degrees outside!
LMJ

Ah Mumbles, I was born there... love it!

Spent many happy days around there I used to leave my caravan at Port Eynon on the Gower a few years back

Hi Lionda,
Yes we have thought of doing that, turning it into a long holiday through the French canals. It's a 7M Westerly Pageant. We looked into marina costs during our last visit (March last year) and the money asked was the same as the UK. I have my own mooring on the Hamble River @ £300 p/a. This I can afford on my pension. She is ashore now for winter maintenance:curse:as am thinking of selling her but if I could take you up on your kind offer maybe I won't be selling?
J.

I will ask for you. As I will be off-line from tomorrow - see my thread Adios Amigos - I will send you a message via another member.

I still have happy memories of going to see Pink Floyd play in Edinburgh, back in 1974 I think it was. We had no money for lodgings, so we camped out on the shores of Loch lomond, yes a long way from Edinburgh, went to see PF and then drove back to Loch Lomond in the middle of the night. This was in January I think, bit hazy here, and there was about 3 foot of snow on the ground. Wanna talk about cold........

I dont find Javea that cold, pretty mild given the proximity to the sea. The off shore storms that pound us remind me of living on the west coast of Scotland. Ive been here for several years and still wear shorts on all but the wildest weather days, so.....

And I lived in Florida for 30 yrs, so you would think I would find it cold. However, Florida can get pretty cold too...Ive seen 18F there and upper 20F temps are not that uncommon in Central Florida in midwinter.

Some insulation in Spanish homes would be a good thing, for both summer and winter temps. I see there is none in our apartment building when I have checked out the attic space in our attico, and this place is only 1 year old. Cripes.....

Firtreesix

Not sure if you are referring to the city or the Communidad here, but on my Jeep trips up into the mountains behind Javea, we encountered sub freezing temps during last winter and I recall it snowed just prior to christmas.

Firtreesix

The city area. I notice on the Canal 9 news every morning, that whilst it's staying above freezing here, inland, places like Utiel and Requena it's down to -6 overnight. We've never had snow in the four years we've been here, although in Feb 2005 we had a severe frost that killed some of our plants.

Lucky devil... moorings on the Hamble are as rare as hens teeth. And a twenty year waiting list I believe. Mind you I wouldn't swop it for the tranquillity of the East coast. Amazing that marinas cost the same in Spain as the UK...I guess sailing in the sun is a damned sight more attractive than sailing in Britain.

A spout of wine and you will already warm

we still have orchids growing nicely in pots in the garden here, but we have had to put an extra blanket on the bed.