Road trip to Alicante...

Since Papa is in San Diego Isabella & I decided to take a day trip to Alicante to catch some of the Volvo in-shore racing, one week before the start of the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race. The weather was perfect and it was a great opportunity to catch up with some former OWC teammates. Besides, neither Isabella or I had ever been to Alicante. Visiting the Volvo village was great fun, complete with a Moors & Christians parade but the hill top castle was closed. We will just have to go back!

A little pre-parade pre-functioning?

No fiesta in Spain is complete without Moors, Christians and, of course, fireworks...

A hint of what is to come... this years Volvo includes a stop over in India. Should be interesting!