TUESDAY 16th/ OCTOBER 2018.
No lie in this morning as we had to be up
& ready to go down to meet the folks at their apartment, down in
Sabinillas. After freshening up we had a quick toast & tea, before setting
off in their car to ‘Puerto Banus’ - on a beautiful sunny day, with clear a
blue sky and just a slight breeze, a perfect start to a ‘ Helluva’ Day!
The weather today is another bonus, as all
over Spain they have storms etc, tomorrow it’s going to be the same, hovering
on the 25 degs+ mark, then sadly the wet-stuff’ is now forecast to hit us, from
Thursday, it looks like it’s in for the weekend, at least, so our plans we will
be disrupted to say the least, down in the low 20s, at times, we will check the
forecasts on Spanish TV, day by day, as next week is not looking much better, watch
this space.
We parked in the underground car park in
the main square behind ‘Puerto Banus’ and walked into the centre of the Marina,
for a morning coffee, see the pictures below.
We then took in the sights of the marina, including
all the shops & restaurants, as well as the various super yachts &
cars! The last very large yacht belongs to the ‘Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’
See below;
I was then time to come back across the
square to ‘El Corte Ingles ‘ ( The Harrods of Spain!) where Brenda headed to
the ‘ Pandora Jewelry Counter ‘ to buy Sandra a new piece for her charm
bracelet, as it’s her birthday at the end of next week. Sandra has given Brenda
a new charm for her bracelet, that she gave her last year.
We then headed upstairs to the ‘Gourmet
Champagne Bar ‘ and I ordered four glasses of the finest ‘Moet & Chandon
Brut Rose Imperial ‘ – which came chilled to perfection, and was superb to
drink, another little pre-birthday celebration!
See below;
We then jumped into a taxi and went up to
the celebrity Restaurant ‘La Sala’ and sat outside on the patio, again taking
in the sights & sounds of Puerto Banus, as it passed us by! We started with
a bottle of their excellent ‘ House Cava Rosdao ‘ as we ordered our lunch, Sandra
chose from the two-course Menu, to start she has a large salad of Diced Chorizo
& Chick Peas, followed by the ‘Poached Hake with Clams’ in a Parsley sauce,
Bill had the large marinated Ribs, which he declared were ‘ Succulent &
very Tasty, Brenda had the ‘Thai Stir-Fried Beef Wraps’ and had my favourite,
very large ‘ Club Sandwich ‘ with the House Fries!
See below;
Sat next to us were three ‘ Ladies that
Lunch’ – who turned out to be ‘Three Merry Widows’ from the Wirral &
Liverpool, we exchanged many happy memories of the good old days, back in the
early 60s!
PS; There are some more pictures to come on
the Blog, when Sandra posts them to me, watch this space.
NB, While we were out & about on the ‘
Costa Del Sol’ the Producer from “ A Place in The Sun” called to ask if it was possible to bring my appearance
forward to 9-00 am tomorrow morning, as the filming schedule has changed! No
problem!! Watch this space.
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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