My spell of lazing in the sun is over, today I am staying the night in a hostel in Alhaurin de la Torre in the hills above Torremolinos before I catch a flight home tomorrow.
It has been a lovely break hiding from the sun and playing in the pool with Keira, Kay, Charlie and Zane and I did manage an excursion to Seville to see the sights, if ever you are looking for a residence in a hot country I can recommend the Alcazar in Seville, cool rooms and shaded gardens, the ceilings are beautiful especially the Ambassadors Room. Sunday is a good day to visit the city but go early to avoid the queues.
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Sunday, 20 August 2017
Idling in the sun.
We whities from Blighty hide from the sun for most of the day it peaks in the low 40s in the afternoon so we only come out to play after 6pm. I am not sure if I could get used to this lifestyle of dining around 9 pm then staying up to the early hours and consequently not getting out of bed until mid-morning.
It has been fun to play out with Charlie and Zane, they are both waterbabies and wear all the adults out, good also to have time to talk to Keira and Kay about subjects many and various.
Back to reality next week but I will mis walking around in just a pair of shorts.
It has been fun to play out with Charlie and Zane, they are both waterbabies and wear all the adults out, good also to have time to talk to Keira and Kay about subjects many and various.
Back to reality next week but I will mis walking around in just a pair of shorts.
Thursday, 17 August 2017
Oh no.
On my last trip down here I made a comment on my blog that Vejer de la Frontera was deserving of a visit for a day or even a weekend. Yesterday I took the scenic route through the mountains and on back roads to Vejer meeting hardly any traffic on the way, imagine my horror to find that thousands of people agreed with my thoughts of four years ago, the place was packed to the rafters so I beat a hasty retreat only to find long traffic queues on the coast road, fortunately not in my direction of travel. I gave up and went back to Jimena where I made the aquaintance of Gonçalo an itinerant artist who was recovering from a five day party at the local fiesta, he had an interesting view on his entitlement to an income from the government to pay for his drink, drug and smoking habits but he is a talented artist and sculptor.
I must make a mention of Melissa who owns and runs Casa Henrietta, the place is clean, very reasonably priced and a delightful place to stay.
This morning after a leisurely breakfast I took the mountain roads again and headed up to meet Keira and Kay who are renting through Airbandb for two weeks, their little cabin is on the outskirts of Seville but 400 metres from the nearest houses and part of a farm type complex with chickens, dogs, bats and lizards for company but most of all a little swimming pool, wonderful.
I must make a mention of Melissa who owns and runs Casa Henrietta, the place is clean, very reasonably priced and a delightful place to stay.
This morning after a leisurely breakfast I took the mountain roads again and headed up to meet Keira and Kay who are renting through Airbandb for two weeks, their little cabin is on the outskirts of Seville but 400 metres from the nearest houses and part of a farm type complex with chickens, dogs, bats and lizards for company but most of all a little swimming pool, wonderful.
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Spain again.
I am travelling super economy on Ryanair with just hand luggage so Harry and Marmalade have stayed at home to guard Llys Onnen. The journey went reasonably well subject to the usual delays, queues and other stress points, the car hire interlude was amusing - I had an elderly English guy who tried to jump the queue in front of me, I remonstrated with him, quite amusingly he got all huffy but in the end his British sense of fair play won out and he invited me to go first. The next fun was the charming man who was filling in all the car hire forms, when I refused the extra insurance at €120 for the week predictably the charm disappeared and he became Mr Surley.
I drove down the non-toll coast road from Malaga Airport through the resorts of Fuengirola, Marbella etc and it confirmed my opinion of such places - to be avoided at all costs, it was a pleasure to turn up into the hills to my destination for the next three days, Casa Henrietta in Jimena de la Frontera, a quirky, hippy establishment that I stayed in for one night on my first road trip in 2013.
I visited the castle here before I checked in, believe it or not I did not notice it on my last visit. The views from up there were incredible, I could see Gibraltar quite clearly but the countryside is very parched and brown after the heatwave they have had, I feel sorry for the cattle and sheep.
Well it is dinner time, I will check out the restaurant that I had pig cheek stew in last time but I have the option of dining in this hotel apparently they only provide evening meals in the season.
I drove down the non-toll coast road from Malaga Airport through the resorts of Fuengirola, Marbella etc and it confirmed my opinion of such places - to be avoided at all costs, it was a pleasure to turn up into the hills to my destination for the next three days, Casa Henrietta in Jimena de la Frontera, a quirky, hippy establishment that I stayed in for one night on my first road trip in 2013.
I visited the castle here before I checked in, believe it or not I did not notice it on my last visit. The views from up there were incredible, I could see Gibraltar quite clearly but the countryside is very parched and brown after the heatwave they have had, I feel sorry for the cattle and sheep.
Well it is dinner time, I will check out the restaurant that I had pig cheek stew in last time but I have the option of dining in this hotel apparently they only provide evening meals in the season.
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