A ' CRISP' BUT WARM SUNNY MANILVA ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY 20^th/ JANUARY 2018.

We managed a little lie in this morning before taking the dogs out for their first walk of the day, ‘ Charlie’ slept in ‘Scruffs’ bed, by the side of ours, and ‘Scruffy’ ended up across the foot of the bed, in his favourite position, they both slept all night, ‘ Scruffy’ has been very good and dosn’t mind ‘ Charlie’ taking over his bed!  

When we returned from our walk around the bottom of the village we had a strong/hot mugs of tea with ‘ Crispy Smoked Bacon Butties’ – open on Brown for Brenda, to warm us up as it was rather cold this morning! Both the dogs are eating very well and have settled into the routine.

PS; ' Scruffy' could be collected later today as Rose is being let home from the ' Costa Del Sol Hospital' this afternoon, watch this space.

Overnight a stiff breeze had come along making is rather ‘ crisp’ this morning, the sky has cleared and by lunchtime it’s still going to reach 21 degs+ -  yesterday it was very hot in the sunshine, tomorrow is the same with more sunshine, then next week’s forecast is looking dry & sunny, getting a little warmer, then by next weekend it’s going a little cooler, watch this space.


See below a new ' Drone ' picture taken above the village from the opposite side!

On the sports front this weekend; over in the ‘Premier League’ today, Everton welcome West Brom and Manchester City are at home to Newcastle Utd, on Monday Liverpool travel down to Swansea, over here in ‘ La Liga’ on Sunday Real Madrid are at home to Deportivo La Curuna & Barcelona travel to play Real Betis, the second team of Sevilla. The ‘ National Hunt Racing’  this weekend comes from Ascot & Haydock Park.

This evening for our supper we are having ‘ Grilled Fillet Steaks’ – cooked on a very hot griddle-plate ‘ Med-Rare’ – then left to rest, garnished with Seared Asparagus Spears & Button Mushrooms, accompanied with a sauceboat of a creamy ‘ Green Peppercorn ‘ sauce, with Whole Baby French Green Beans & twice-cooked ‘ Frits’ Tomorrow night we are having, for a change, ‘ Pan-Seared Medallions of Pork Fillet’ served with a piquant ‘ Charcutiere’ salsa, a selection of fresh vegetables & ‘ Pommes de Terre Rissolees ‘!

Yesterday evening before supper we watched the final episode of ‘ Great British Railway Journeys’ with Michael Portillo, as he travelled from Criccieth to Caernarfon in North Wales, bringing back a lot of memories from our early days in the heart of Snowdonia, he visited the ‘ Pen Y Gwryd Hotel’ – at the foot of Mount Snowdon, the first Hotel where we managed, back in 1971, it’s where the successful attempt on climbing Mount Everest was planned, it’s the home of ‘ British Mountaineering’ – it was our first Xmas working together, on Christmas Day all the guests go out climbing up ‘ Lockwood’s Chimney’ - by tradition – at 8-00 pm the dinner ‘ gong’ is rung, an art in its self, and they eat ‘ Roast Goose ‘ – an acquired taste!

See below some pictures of the Hotel.

He then travelled on the famous narrow-gauge ‘ Ffestiniog Light Railway ‘ and visited the home of David Lloyd George in Llannystumdwy, near Criccieth, the great British Prime Minister, we once needed a Solicitor, back in 1972 and ended up in Porthmadog seeing ‘ David Lloyd George’ his grandson!

Finally he went on the ‘ Welsh Highland Railway’ – another newly opened narrow-gauge- which passes through Beddgelert, where we were the Managers of the famous ‘ Royal Goat Hotel’ – our second job back in 1972, he went to “ Zip World “ above the Llechedd Slate Caverns in Blarnau Ffestiniog,  the World’s fastest zip wire ride (100 mph) and the longest in Europe, all our friends in North Wales have been on it!

 PS; A ‘ Zip Wire’ has just opened in the white village of Casares’ above sunny Manilva, watch this space!!

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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