A VERY HOT & SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY 18^th/ JULY 2017.

We were all up early this morning, it’s ‘Chico’s’ last day with us, he’s being collected later this evening, after a quick freshen up Brenda took ‘ Chico’ out for his first walk of the day and then dropped him off with Rose, for the morning, I collected the car from the side of Calle Mar outside ‘ Bar Castillo ‘ and picked Brenda up, we then carried onto the ‘ Costa Del Sol Hospital’ past Marbella, for her appointment with the ‘ Kidney Consultant’

We went in on time for the check up/review; all is fine, her urine infection has cleared up, all the blood tests are fine, her Kidneys are stable and everything is looking good, her blood pressure is a little low so the Consultant adjusted the medications prescriptions, she has been our Consultant for the past few years and is very thorough and explains everything “ RESULT “

We then came back along a very busy coast road past a sparkling Mediterranean to Sabinillas, we stopped at the ‘English Bookshop’ and posted a birthday card and bought one, at the same time, it could be you?! We then came back up through the ever growing Vine fields, see below, with fingers crossed, that I would be able to get the car back into the small square behind our house, our neighbour Diego ( Thanks!) had kept my spot for me so after a little tight manouvering  the car is back in its place “ RESULT “


                                                                                   The 'Moscatel' grapes this morning.

This evening Rose is dropping ‘ Scruffy’ off for a sleep over, as she’s on the same Hospital run, early tomorrow morning, with Andrian ,for his check up/reviews! ‘Reina’ is also back with us in ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ for Wednesday & Thursday. Next week she’s with us for three days and on the ‘ Feria Weekend’ ‘ Chico’ is joining us, again, for a three day sleep over.

The sun was out early and the sky was bright blue by the time we where on our travels, it's always hotter over in Marbella, by lunchtime it's due to reach 28/29 degs+ - the rest of the week and over the weekend is staying the same, next week when all the Festivals & Feria's are taking place in the village it's going to be even hotter, watch this space.

Today on the ‘Old Liverpool’ Facebook page its has a picture of ‘ Exchange Station in ‘Tithebarn Street’- it was the station I used all the time to go into Liverpool on the Electric train ( the electric rail was in between the main tracks) from Orrell Park and up to my Aunties in Ormskirk.

See the trains and station below.

For our supper this evening we are having a ‘ soft’  ‘ Mixed Grill’ with Gammon, Smoked Bacon, Chorizo, Mushrooms & Tomato, with whole Green Beans and of course twice-cooked ‘ Chips’

Today’s Stage 16 of the ‘Tour De France’ goes from ‘Le Puy-en-Velay to Romans-sur-Isere’ over a very hilly 165 kms, with a long downhill finish.

See the maps and route below;

Last night after supper we watched the new series on BBC TV One ‘ In the Dark’ – we had caught earlier, last week’s first episode on the BBC I Player, it’s a Police drama series based in Derbyshire with a pregnant lady detective in the main role, two young girls have been abducted, one found dead, it’s very gripping and realistic, catch it if you can!

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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