2023 Journal for Alan Morris.
During 2023, I had some sad times when I lost a few friends and members of my family when they passed away, but I also had great times to balance those out. I was lucky to attend many musical events, fiestas, shows, and travel. I visited three different continents when I went to Africa, South America and Europe on various cruises. I went to five countries and many cities. I saw many fantastic things, crossed off a few things from my bucket list and made many new friends.
The year overall was a good one where the good outweighed the bad, and it gave me the courage to continue travelling and enjoying the world and all it can show me.
![Alan Morris on his balcony at Plaza de Espejo.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk32-2023.jpg)
This week was a quiet one for me, I read a lot, worked on my family tree, saw a few friends & went out for dinner on Sunday.
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![Alan Morris at Simply Red Concert in Murcia.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk31-2023.jpg)
I seemed to spend the first part of this week waiting for deliveries or for people who were coming to my apartment for some reason & at the end of the week I travelled to Murcia to see one of my favourite groups, Simply Red, in concert.
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![Alan Morris & Alan Bond outside La Playa Bar in Los Alcazares.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk30-2023.jpg)
This week started with me panicking, worrying that my apartment block would be demolished. I went to an 80th birthday party/meal. I stayed up all night to watch an Arsenal game live from California & I did lots of swimming.
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![Alan Morris at Pinatar Park to watch Arsenal U21´s play VillaReal B](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk29-2023.jpg)
This week I did a lot of swimming. I went to Murcia to see Rod Stewart in concert & met my friend Gail there. I went to San Pedro del Pinatar with my friends Kathy & Tony to see the Arsenal U21´s play Villareal B in a friendly football match.
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![Alan Morris & Fried Egg jellyfish.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk28-2023.jpg)
This week included lots of time trying to stay cool in the extreme heat that warnings were given about. I did a bit of swimming & spent time looking at the jellyfish.
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![Alan Morris on his apartment balcony in Los Alcazares.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk27-2023.jpg)
This week I swam quite a bit, met a few friends throughout the week & booked myself onto another cruise, this time going from Barcelona, Spain to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the end of the week, I had a severe bout of Acid Reflux which caused some pain.
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![Alan Morris & Cindy Blyth at La Olah bar in Los Narejos.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk26-2023.jpg)
This week I decided that after a few weeks of starting to swim a bit more, I would try to step up the distance I was swimming & to try to go swimming every morning. I will note down how far I manage to swim each day from now on.
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![Andy & Alan at La Playa bar](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk25-2023.jpg)
This week was a very mixed week, I did lots of swimming, enjoyed a local celebration at the beach, suffered from a bout of GERD, caught up with lots of friends I hadn't seen for a while & had the bad news that an Uncle had a heart attack back in the UK.
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![Alan Morris at Alicante bus station](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk24-2023.jpg)
This week I got the results of last week's tests from the Doctor, I took a short trip to Alicante to see Bob Dylan in concert & my friend Cindy arrived from England to stay with me for a holiday.
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![Karen, Holly & Alan at El Patio II in Los Alcazares.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk23-2023.jpg)
This week I started to swim a bit more in the mornings. My sister Karen was staying in Los Alcazares for a week & she joined me several times to feed the fish. I bought a few things for my apartment that will make my life a bit easier but generally, I just took it easy.
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![Martin Purdom & Alan Morris, a couple of donuts.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk22-2023.jpg)
The week started off quietly recovering from my cruise around the Mediterranean which finished last week. I had a few deliveries arrive & some that did not arrive. At the weekend my sister arrived from the UK.
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![Alan Morris in front of the Costa Diadema at port in Savona, Italy.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk21-2023.jpg)
The week started off in Civitavecchia, Italy, before sailing back to Valencia in Spain & returning to Los Alcazares at the weekend & watching the Premier League´s final games of the season from the comfort of my sofa.
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![Alan Morris at Balsicas train station.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk20-2023.jpg)
The week started with the delivery of a new combined washing machine & dryer & became a lot more exciting as I set off on a cruise around the Mediterranean on Thursday.
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![Vince & Jan Chalky with Alan Morris in La Playa Bar.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk19-2023.jpg)
The week started with the very sad news that my friend Sandra had lost her battle with cancer. She was one in a billion and anyone who met her could call themselves a lucky person to have known her. RIP Sandra, you will be sorely missed.
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![Alan Morris in Los Alcazares with the moonlight over the Mar Menor.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk18-2023.jpg)
The week started with me ordering a new computer table, which was delivered and put together before the end of the week. King Charles III was crowned King of England, and Arsenal was guaranteed 2nd spot in the Premier League when they beat Newcastle.
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![Alan Morris outside Punto & Com in Los Alcazares.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk17-2023.jpg)
The week started slowly & ended up with me booking another Mediterranean cruise & a free lightning show over the Mar Menor.
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![Alan Morris in Los Alcazares](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk16-2023.jpg)
This week was spent mostly working on my computer or sitting & reading my Kindle in the sun. It's great to have the sun back out.
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![Alan Morris & José Salvador Saura at La Ola Bar in Los Narejos.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk15-2023.jpg)
The week started off well when I had my TV mounted on the wall. I did a lot of work on my website & edited a lot of photos for it. I went to Murcia to see the flower festival & went out for dinner on Sunday.
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![June Reddan & Alan Morris in Campbells bar in Roda.](/images/headers/alan morris/journal2023/wk14-2023.jpg)
The week started off slowly, I did a lot of work on my website whilst feeling a little under the weather. The weekend was a blur of late deliveries, great meals, great golf & crazy football, I need to recover now ready for next week.
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