ESTEPONA/MANILVA START TO THE WEEKEND.

SATURDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2011.

Well we have just had one “ Helluva ” Saturday ! We had arranged to go and see Vidal and Gissy over in Estepona in their new apartment; it is right by the Bay of Estepona on the seafront looking across to Estepona,Estepona Fishing Harbour,Sabinillas and Duquesa Marina with Manilva up on the hillside ! Across to Africa and Gibraltar on a clear day are on the horizon in the sea mist – honest ! See the pictures below; We stopped off in Estepona on the way as we needed some Casis,which we use in Cava all the time; next door to the wine shop there is a very good “ Halal ” butchers with a large selection of meats all on offer, for example two Chickens for 5 euros ! and Legs of Lamb which were a very good price also.

At the same time as catching up with all their news Gissy cut my hair, she took an inch off but it did not hurt ! Then Brenda had the full works,cut,colour and style as we sat on their very large balcony in the very warm sunshine,27degs and higher. As we came to set off home and went to the car,Lilli’s which we have had the use of this week, the steering lock would not diss-engage,even with Vidal’s help and knowledge we had no luck and so we had to abandon the car outside the Apartment block and get a Taxi home as Vidal was on his way to an gig over in Fuengirola.

We had invited Brian around for supper as he has now finished work and moved into the Aparthotel until they set off to Finland; before we left for Estepona I had called back in to our butchers in the village for another slice of steak, it turned out that he was watching the football and then the rugby around at Andy’s so we asked Andy to join us as well ! Everton won and England played well and beat the French ! So when they arrived they were in fine form, we had the Steaks pan fried rare in Garlic butter with Grilled Tomato, Sauté Onions and Button Mushrooms and of course proper chips ! I also as a surprise fried eggs and topped the steaks with them ! We all cleared our plates and a satisfied hum went around the room ! So we ended with another fine day down here in sunny Manilva.


Thought for the Day;


Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.


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