Thursday, 30 December 2010

Thursday 9th December 2010

Tuesday we caught the bus into Malaga where we had a good walk around and along the beachfront. Malaga has a large port and it shows, so far the dirtiest and unattractive city we’ve been to. As we got further from the port end, the seafront did improve slightly but the overall impression was still not good, despite the sunshine!



Wednesday was spent around the camp sorting out what we were bringing home etc. As it was such a lovely day we went for a walk to admire the fabulous views and ended up at the Spanish bar/restaurant just outside the camp entrance, where we sat in the sun and had some of the cheapest drinks we’ve had so far. As we arrived a local guy who had obviously had more than his fair share was leaving, he meandered over to his horse which was tied up nearby and told it in English “Take me home”, maybe it was an English horse? It seemed to understand and plodded off as though this was a usual occurrence!
During the evening we watched a terrific storm over the hills, with  lots of sheet lightning and thunder, it must have lasted nearly an hour. Obviously this was followed by gale force winds and torrential rain!

Today we woke up to a bright sunny morning and temperatures in the 70s. We caught the bus into the next town Alhaurin De La Torre (bus driver not happy as I only had a 20 euro note, oops!) where we had a good walk round checking out the shops and had lunch in a great bar before Lynn and Sarah had their hair cut. The area has some nice newish estates with small parks and children’s play areas as well as some expensive properties (1 million euro). It seems to be an affluent area judging by the cars we saw, lots of nice Mercs, BMW;s and Audi’s. The main road through in lined with trees and well kept grass areas, it even has an exercise area for the elderly, which was being used! Most of the machines are operated from a sitting down position and are specifically designed for the less mobile, no comments please!

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