A VERY HOT AND SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF A 'HELLUVA' WEEKEND;

FRIDAY 22^nd/ AUGUST 2014.

Up again early this morning and after a quick breakfast we shot around to the local market for some fresh flowers and then on down to Sabinillas, our first call was for petrol and then onto the bank for some cash, we picked up the local papers from the English bookshop and then did our regular main shop in the supermarket.

We shot back up the hill through the vine fields, the new seasons grapes are for sale by the side of the road, then after unloading I checked the car for Oil and Water as I’m taking Den & Josie early on Monday morning across to the border in La Linea for Den to catch his flight home from Gibraltar and Josie is going across into Gibraltar for the day, sadly Brenda is staying at home as ‘Scruffy’ is being picked up later in the morning after his sleep over!

Last night it was very hot so we did not get much sleep, gradually yesterday it went hotter as the day went on and by the time Den & Josie arrived for supper it was stifling – the forecast for over the weekend and all next week is for more of the same and hotter!

We had a really enjoyable night yesterday evening when Den & Josie joined us for supper as you can see in the picture below, many thanks also for the 'special' contribution to the spirit cupboard; the picture was taken with my new camera’s timer and fixed on the Tripod that Den is leaving with me on a long term loan until he returns next year so as I can get used to using it! Thanks!! I will look for one similar when we are next over in Estepona where the camera shop is.

So we have updated/changed the menus for the weekend; I bought a nice piece of tail end of Salmon fillet for supper tonight which I’m going to pan fry and we will have a little of last nights ‘Duglere’ sauce on the side together with the left over vegetables and Saffron potatoes. Then tomorrow night we are going to grab an early light snack as the “ Noche Del Embrujo” is starting to look like its going to be a ‘Helluva’ night – at the moment they are erecting five ‘stages’ along Calle Mar, so on Sunday evening we will have our ‘Entrecote’ steak and Frits night!

At the moment the 'Five Stages' have been built,see the pictures above, and they are installing a sound and light system along 'Calle Mar' Its all looking very professional  - we could be in for a 'Helluva' surprise night!! 

We are taking things a little easy today and later we will catch up with our sleep with a good ‘siesta’ before our cocktail hour and some reading. Tonight is film night on all the channels so we will find something to watch after supper.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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