A VERY HOT & SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND;

FRIDAY 9^th / SEPTEMBER 2016.

I was up early this morning and after a quick freshen up I shot off on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, Brenda then saw ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day, I was first into ‘ Mercadona’ for our main shop, I then called into the ‘English Bookshop’ for the local newspapers before shooting along to the market at the end of the promenade for some fresh flowers, on the way back I called into ‘ Super Sol’ for the English essentials before shooting up through the vine fields to the house where ‘ Chispa’ was waiting to welcome me back.

This morning the sun was out first thing and the overnight breeze had dropped, last night when we were out a nice stiff breeze came down from behind the  mountains behind the village, it’s the opposite to the ‘ Levante’ wind from across the Mediterranean and is called ? ( Iv’e forgotten!) ' PONIENTE ' !! Today it’s going to be another hot one and the weekend is getting warmer, next week is looking good with more of the same, watch this space.

See the very old picture below of " Orrell Park " Station that I went on all the time into Liverpool Exchange Station, up to Ormskirk and out to Southport in the 50s/60s! It was a few minutes from our house in Trevor Road in Orrell Park.

The menu’s for the weekend have now been confirmed; this evening we are having ‘ Goujons of Hake Fillet in a ‘ Cruzcampo’ Beer Batter’ with Mushy Peas & twice-cooked Diced Frits, Homemade Tartar sauce on the side, ( See below ) tomorrow evening it’s a large ‘ Grilled Entrecote Steak’ cooked on a very hot griddle plate ‘ Med-Rare’ – left to rest and cut ‘ French Style’ with all the trimmings, then on Sunday we are having my own recipe ‘ Lancashire Hot Pot’ made with ‘ Spanish’ Lamb Steaks & Chueltas (Cutlets) with shredded pickled Cabbage.

Today is ‘ Stage 19 ‘ of the ‘ Vuelta de’Espana’ –it’s a 37 kms ‘Time Trial’ which could confirm who wins the Race Leaders ‘Red Jersey’ -  tomorrow stage is another climbers finish before the run into Madrid on Sunday, see the route maps below.

Last night we watched various Quiz shows and later caught an all action Jason Statham movie, we lost count of all the ‘ Baddies’ he finished off!!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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