MANILVA WEEKEND.

MONDAY 10TH MAY 2010.

First thing on Friday morning we went across to our bank in Estepona as we had to collect and sign a document; we then stopped in Sabinillas and did the weekend shopping,we use three supermarkets as we buy different things,the bulk buys are from Lidl,the main goods from Mercadona and some English stuff from Supersol ! At the same time we pick up all the English local papers so as we check that what we have been watching in Spanish is correct;they also give you the local news down on the coast. The weather over the weekend has been warm and sunny with a little breeze and it is very pleasant at this time of the year.

On Saturday morning we went for a walk around the village and ended up down at the football stadium watching the seven a side foootball with the local teams; then we stopped at the sports hall and watched the 8/10 year old's basketball,they play on a smaller court and with a lower basket but they are very commited and play their hearts out,they mark one another all the time and some of the shots are unbelievable including the three point ones ! They all have the full kits and their first names on the back of their shirts,the parents give them a typically loud Spanish surport and it is very enjoyable to watch. We called into Bar Rojas for a lunchtime drink and sat out side with a good friend of Mano and Anna's that we have just met on our return from Tarifa;
Brian and his wife Liili ,who is Finnish, were with a friend over from England,Pauline so we soon found common ground to talk about,Liverpool ! Brian is from the same neck of the woods and his wife even has a Liverpool accent,Pauline works at Alder Hay Childrens Hospital, They live in the village in an apartment just across the back of our house so we expect to see a lot more of them in the future

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After a lie in we had a leisurely day as we prepared Sunday dinner in the afternoon we watched the Spanish Grand Prix from Barcelona which is never very exciting as there is only one place to pass on the track Webber won and the only excitement was when Hamilton crashed out on the last lap with a burts tyre when he was in second position ! We then watched the English football on Spanish TVE2,it showed the Chelsea match and the Manchester United match at the same time and the coverage was very good, Chelsea beat Wigan 8 - nil and won the league championship. Meanwhile the football in Spain is building up to a very exciting climax next weekend,Barcelona are one point ahead of Real Madrid and just like the matches over in England it all goes down to the last day !Mano and Anna baught a Loin of Pork and we sat down to a very nice meal with excellent company finished off by going up to Bar Rojas. This week Anna is going over to North Wales to a wedding reception,Carlos and his wife Anna Mari are also going as he is the bestman and Sally Ann is flying in from Tenerife but Mano is staying here due to work commitments so we will be feeding him over the weekend!

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