There were two main attractions to spending Christmas and new Year in Spain. The first, of course, was the potential for some decent weather. I must say that, for the first time, our weather expectations have been exceeded markedly. In…
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Recovery Day
I’ve decided that Boxing Day no longer has any meaning in a modern context. It certainly has no meaning over here in Spain where it doesn’t exist. So, henceforth December 26th will be known as Recovery Day. And [sorry, English…
Posted in 2015 Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Friends were due to be joining us for Christmas dinner at about 3:00 PM. We spent the morning quaffing some fizz – I pushed the celebratory boat out: 1.50€ a bottle) – whilst doing some preparations, like making a salsa…
Posted in 2015 Feliz Navidad
I Name this …
From the outset, we’ve been referring to our little Spanish retreat as Casa Libélule. Whilst trying to remain reasonably minimalist, we’ve adorned it with a few suitably decorative items such as metal dragonflies screwed to the naya (a.k.a. balcony) walls.…
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Hay Erizos
We looked out of our windows on the sixth morning here straight into mist. The opposite side of the valley was completely invisible. It wasn’t raining but it was socked in. A reasonable rule of thumb is that, when the…
Posted in 2015 Feliz Navidad
On the Wing
Well, it has been great weather for flying. Since we arrived, our first five days have been 25°C and that’s in the shade, as temperatures should be measured. I’ve been struggling to decide for some years whether 24C of 25C…
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Tabling a Modification
Once we’d finally made it through immigration at Alicante, I checked in for our rental car (no queue whatsoever – good) and we made our way to level 3 of the car park, where the rental agencies have their bases.…
Posted in 2015 Feliz Navidad
Switching to Manual
Our easyJet Airbus 319 blasted off from Luton aerodrome pretty much on schedule at 07:30 this morning, bound for Alicante. Our 2½-hour flight was blissfully uneventful and we touched down on Spanish terra firma [firma is Spanish for signature, BTW…
Posted in 2015 Feliz Navidad
Smoke Season
Autumn is fire season in our local Spanish valley. I believe the folks with land and plant trimmings apply for permission to have a conflagration and get rid of their rubbish. Presumably this is so the bomberos [fire fighters] are…
Posted in 2015 October
Moraira: 0-dark-30
“The things we do for love”. Who was that? 10cc, perhaps? Anyway, this morning – well, almost morning – I was awoken by a 6:00 AM alarm to get Francine down to Moraira before sunrise. She’s been wanting to play…
Posted in 2015 October
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