MANILVA MID WEEK.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 18^th/19^th MAY 2011.

The weather as we got up was grey and overcast, more later, so we decided to have an at home day; Brenda caught up with the ironing and I set about making an Chicken Curry for dinner,Mano and Anna were joining us as it was Mano’s day off. It started to rain a little and the forecast for later was not good in the whole region. In the evening we had been invited up to Calle Mar for Antonia’s party,IU, meeting which turned into a bit of a do; she took over the two main bars Rojas and Nacho’s and the local councilors gave out vouchers for drinks and tapas so it soon got loud and busy in between the showers,Mano and Anna stopped for one before we walked down to the house for our Curry supper; Later we went back up to Bar Rojas for more drinks and Carajillos on the vouchers, as we walked in Antonia also sent over a round of large drinks, its called electioneering in Spain !  During the night the very severe storm that was forecast for other parts of the region hit; luckily we did not see any of it but Cordoba,Jaen,Malaga,Marbella,Puerto Banus,San Pedro,Guadalmina and Estepona got it very bad, at one point it went to Hurricane level and uprooted trees and houses and walls came down as well as cars being washed away,Finca Cortesin golf course got away with just some heavy rain, over at the villa in Guadalmina Clive and Carolyn had to bale out on Thursday morning.

On Thursday morning we set off to the Costa Del Sol Hospital on the far side of Marbella as Brenda had an appointment with a consultant to check out her legs and ankles that have been giving her a little discomfort over the last couple of months; we left with plenty of time to spare as the parking at the hospital is a nightmare; the main road in was flooded and had over two feet of brown mud on the surface so the Smart Car looked like a tank as we found a very small spot between two cars which I edged into in true Smart cat style ! We did not have to wait long as they took us in over half an hour ahead of the appoitment; the consultant was very nice and soon had Brenda sorted out, she does not need an operation but has to go for Ultrascans and follow ups to check things out and as well as keep taking the tablets and applying the ointment she has to loose 10 kilos!!  Watch this space. On the way back we did the weekend shopping, when we got back to the house the weather was  then warm and sunny and the forecast for weekend is the same; In the afternoon Brenda ended up on the roof terrace as I watched the Giro D’Ialia in Spanish on the TV, Mark Cavendish won the sprint stage and at the same time I connected up the large PC to watch the golf from Finca Cortesin in the next valley ! The course looked spectacular and on the 16th hole you could see Manilva on the hillside !The Volvo Masters has all the top golfers playing,Westwood was six up with five to play !!He is playing Ian Poulter in the next round,Rory Mcliroy is also through and will play Graham McDowell. In the evening we had cold York Ham from our local shop,sliced thin with fried local Campo Eggs and Chips !! So much for the start of the diet regime !! 


PS; Alberto Contador is still leading the Giro D;Italia and now hold three of the leaders jersey's after the first of the mountain stages on Friday in the Alps ending up in Austria - Saturdays stage is a classic,starting in Lienz and finishing at Monte Zoncolan one of the highest and hardest climbs on any tour !


PPS; Poulter has just beaten Westwood  and McDowell has beaten Mcliroy !




.

Thought for the Day;

Home is the comfiest place to be.

.