CAMPING PARQUE TROPICAL

Monday 19th November.
The forecast for the week was not good so we took the chance whilst the weather was dry and fine to service the Winnebago and do all the chores.October has been very dry and sunny,in fact it is the driest October in 30 years! But it looks like November is going to make up for it although it is still warm during the day-18/20dgrs.We went out in the afternoon to the hypermarket to stock up with the essentials for the week.
Tuesday 20th November.
The storms that are forecast are quite severe so we have checked out everything on the Winnebago and the car and are watching the TV news foe updates;It hit Sevilla in the afternoon with bad flooding and a tornedo just outside the city;we missed the worst but the heavy rains came in the evening and we had a call from Gissy at 11-oopm for help! The heavy plastic covering over the tent and RV. Was forming a lake due to the amount of rain falling and not being able to drain quickly so I cut a hole at the side to drain it off-which worked too well-it emptied over me!!-but this was only the start!
Wednesday 21st November.
During the night the weather got a lot worse and the rain became very severe-at about 4-ooam Gissy rang for help again-the same problem as before but this time the lake was on top of the tent and the poles where bending under the weight, as I got there they broke and the roof of the tent became the largest lake in Estepona!! This time we cut the tent roof and plastic covering with the same result!!
In the morning we went round to see what we could do to fix things and with the help of one of Gissy's neighbours,Dennis-who is 80 years old, who had some new sheeting and rope we where able to erect a new cover over the tent and Rv with Gissy and Brenda helping-five hours later it was finished and it had not started to rain again-luckily! After a warm shower we settled down to a late supper of Pork escalops with some cabbage that we had spotted in the market,finished with smoked bacon crispy bits!!
Thursday 22nd November.
We went into Estepona on a sunny start to the day to get some x-ray results from the dentists and as it was so nice we popped over to marina and had a light tapas lunch sat outside in the sun! In the evening we watched the Spain match on the TV and followed the England match on the PC as we had a light supper.
Friday 23rd November.
After servicing the Winnebago we decided it was a curry night so we went out on a fine dry day to the butchers and got our weekend supplies in as the forecast was rain over the weekend. We also showed Gissy the way to her bank as she is not used to the roads around here and she then followed us to the shops in the BMW as Vidal is not due back for another week or so. In the evening we had a “Helluva” curry even if I do say so myself!! The aromas stay around for days and we also freeze some for the following week.
Saturday 24th November.
When we got up the day was grey and wet and is still the same as I am typing this so we are having a “at home” day and watching the live football from England-its Arsenal-Wigan! In Spanish.! Tonight we are having Sirloin steak and all the trimming with baked potatoes for dinner .We spoke to Mano this lunchtime as Anna and Carlos have gone over to Wales for a long weekend,Carlos is going to the City match and Anna is seeing some old friends, so we might see Mano on Sunday if the weather picks up-the forecast next week is sun,sun!!and more sun.