FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY
2nd/3rd/4th
NOVEMBER 2012 .
Well we
have had a “ Helluva ” weekend with Jane despite the rain ! As we went over on
Friday evening to pick her up the heavens opened as we were passing Sotogrande
and by the time we were dropping down to Gibraltar we were in thick mist and a
cloud burst – Brenda set off across the border to the new airport and returned
with Jane after she had had the ‘ Pleasure ’of a wet Gibraltar landing with the
brakes full on and skidding along the runway towards the sea !! We then headed
into La Linea and parked in the underground car park and headed the short distance,
with our umbrellas, to ‘ La Bodeguia’for tapas – it was closed for staff
holidays- not a good start to the planned weekend’s festivities ! We decamped
to ‘ Café Modelo ’around the corner and the girls had their first of many glasses
of ‘ Vino Blanco Grande ’ We then came back along the coast through the mist
and rain to Puerto Duquesa and walked to the ‘Restaurante Kinaree Thai ’on the
first floor front of the marina; To start we had the ‘ Poh Pia’ Springrolls,crispy fried Chicken ‘Wan-Tan
’and ‘ Satay Gai ’- Chicken Satay Skewers. Jane had to follow Crispy Beef ‘Hong
Style’ Brenda had the ‘ Nua Pao Prick Pao ’- Beef with Chilli,Lemon Grass and
Basil and I had the ‘ Lamb with Massamen Curry sauce *** ’On the side we had ‘
Phad Thai Choi Thai ’rice noodles with vegetables and fried Rice with Prawns –
all delicious and very large portions, all washed down with the wine of the
weekend for the girls ‘ Torres Vina Sol ’No pictures on Friday due to the
inclement weather conditions – that’s my excuse !
Saturday
morning after a lie in we had a nice ‘ Continental Breakfast ’- Spanish style
with fresh orange juice, Iberia Ham ,Chorizo, Semi Corado Cheese, local Honey,
Yogurt Magdalena’s., toast, tea and coffee; We then set off on out travels but
only made it as far as Bar Rojas as the heavens opened – so it was the first ‘
Vino Blanco ’off the day ! In between showers we picked up the car from the car
park and set off along the coast in the rain towards Marbella; as the rain
stopped we decided to go along the ‘Golden Mile ’and have a look at the “ Polo
House ” celebrity restaurant that ‘ James Hewitt ’ fronts ! It was closed as it
is only open in the evenings at this time of the year and for Sunday Lunch,
from the Carving Trolly.We managed to get a copy of the menu, checked out the
kitchens and toilets and took some
pictures as you can see above. We then headed back towards Puerto Banus and
called into the ‘ In “ Bar, Restaurant and Night Club – La Sala ”as the heavens
opened again, we did not use the valet parking as the two cars in front of us
where a Black Bentley and a Mercedes AGM – the Red Fiesta was just not up for
it ! The girls had large glasses of the House Pinot Grigio and I had fresh
orange juice; the atmosphere was terrific and their wine was very good, so good
that they had another and we stayed for a light snack lunch, Jane had the ‘
Club Sandwich ’ Brenda had the ‘ Oriental Duck Wraps ’ and I had a ‘ Steak Sandwich,
Rare ’ – they all came with a Mini Ice Bucket filled with some very good ‘
French Fries ’One “ Helluva ” friendly lunchtime session ! See the pictures
above. We then dropped down to ‘ El Corte Ingles ’ and had a good walk around and bought two
new glass’s for our evening cocktails. In between the rain again we then drove
up to Benahavis,the ‘ Gourmet Capital of the Costa Del Sol ’to show Jane around
the village before we came back to the coast and the ‘ Marriott Vacation Club
’where I had arranged passes to go and have a swim and Jacuzzi before having
dinner there; the pool was too busy with children on half-term and so as the
girls had another glass of ‘ Torres Vina Sol ’ and we called it a day and
headed back up to the hills and home. After a late siesta Brenda had the great
idea of Egg and Chips for supper which we all really enjoyed before settling
down to watch the Bond Film “ Quantum of Solace ” from 2008 – it is Daniel
Craig’s second film in the part and we had not seen it before – for a change !
It is very good and shows Craig growing into the part; one interesting bit of
information given by Jane is that he comes from Frodsham in Cheshire
PS; Jane
has a ‘ Kindle PC ’which is excellent and she reads it all the time, large
print and easy to use, the downloads from Amazon are cheap or free – we can
only dream that Father Christmas brings us one !!
On Sunday
morning after breakfast we got the roast on the go. Roast Leg ( English ) and
Shoulder ( Spanish ) of Lamb studded with Garlic Cloves and Rosemary,
Boulangere and Roast Potatoes and from Brenda Cauilflower and Broccoli florets
Mornay,Ratatuile, Cabbage with Alselgas,Batons of Carrots and Garden Peas along
with my finger licking pan Gravy !We then freshened up and went up to Bar Rojas for lunch; Faustino Rosado for the girls and Cuba Libre for me; Brenda had a tapas of the regular Paella and Jane and I had a rather special ' Conejo Paella ' Rabbit that had been shot on Saturday by Manolo at his campo ! You dive in and eat it off the bone - yummy ! In the evening for our starter we had a good old fashioned
Prawn Cocktail, requested by Jane, after we had cracked open a bottle of
Freixenet Cava Rose, with some Spanish nibbles – see the picture below. Mano
and Anna joined us as you can see in the pictures above for dinner as the wine flowed,
more Torres Vina Sol and a fine Rioja ! One “ Helluva ” evening was had by all.
Later there was two Bond Films on “ Moonraker ”from 1979 with Roger Moore and “
Thunderball ”from 1965 with Sean Connery and Richard Kiels as ‘ Jaws ’
This
morning we have just dropped Jane off at the airport in Gibraltar , see the picture above, we will
miss her and are already looking forward to seeing her and David next year !
Lots of love to you both and thanks Jane !!
PS; For the jelly babies as well !
PS; For the jelly babies as well !
Thought for
the Day;
Friendship
isn’t a big thing -- it’s a million
little things.
…
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