{"id":3257,"date":"2020-01-26T23:08:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T23:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2020-02-02T10:05:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T10:05:14","slug":"eurotrip-8-2020-day-15-spectacular-fireworks-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=3257","title":{"rendered":"Eurotrip 8, 2020 \u2013 Day 15, Spectacular fireworks finale\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The day started with domestic chores – namely the washing, and whilst we had hoped Sunday would be a quiet day in the washroom, it wasn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By lunchtime it had all been sorted and we headed down to the promendade. Here too in Benicassim one can still see the damage caused by storm Gloria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rootballs of these palm tress are exposed after the sand was washed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Palm trees along the coast at Benicassim<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here one can see that the clear-up operation has begun. Tons of sand cleared from the Promenade and there’s a rebuilding effort required on much of the seawall and boardwalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Storm Gloria clear-up at Benicassim<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Late afternoon and it did rain a little at the campsite but the rainbows produced were exquisite. I mention plural because there were several concentric circles of rainbow light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rainbows at Bonterra Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the evening we headed into Benicassim for the start of the “Running Wildfire” parade. This lasted a whole hour and a half as the procession meandered it’s way through the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t imagine that this would pass Health and Safety in blighty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, a 15 minute firework display at the end of the parade which was truly magnificent. London would be proud of this at New Year and yet Benicassim is a town of just 18,000 inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll let the pictures tell the remainder of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Running Wildfire procession, Benicassim 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n