FRIDAY 21st / JUNE 2019.
I was up early, again, this morning, for
the last time this week, after a quick freshen up I shot off on my travels down
to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping.
I
first had my usual toast & tea in ‘ItZabar’ before going along to a busier ‘Mercadona’
– the early holiday makers are here stocking up, later today the ‘ Spanish’
schools close for the annual 12 week holidays!
I then called into the ‘ Ferraterias’ for
some light bulbs before picking up the local newspapers from the ‘ English
Bookshop’ as well as a birthday card. ( watch out it could be you?!)
I then dropped down to the far end of the
promenade to the local market for our fresh flowers and wall plants, finally
calling into ‘Super Sol’- which is being refurbished and is in a complete mess,
the Manager showed me around to find the ‘English’ essentials, it was then time
to shoot back up through the ever growing green vine fields, to unload back at
the house.
See below some pictures of the “ San Juan “
tableau ( ‘Juas’ ) - down on the beach in Sabinillas, that is now finished,
this year, strangely, it’s not ‘
Political’ - ready to be burnt down on the stroke of mid-night on Sunday 23rd
June!
The sun was out first thing, above a
sparkling Mediterranean, blinding me as I drove down the road to Sabinillas,
the sky was cloudless and blue, as there is a light breeze still blowing, by
this afternoon it’s due to reach 29 degs+ - today, Friday is the ‘ Summer
Solstice ‘ – the longest day of the year, going a little cooler tomorrow, then
from Sunday and for all of next week it’s going to be warm & sunny, with a
few patchy clouds at times, hovering in the high 20s/low 30s – overnight down
to 18/19 degs, watch this space.
Over in Liverpool yesterday the cruise
liner, the “ Blackwatch “ returned and berthed at the Pier Head for the day,
see below.
On the sports front today and over the
weekend we will be watching the Flat Racing from’ Royal Ascot’ – yesterday Frankie
Dettori won the first four races, including the ‘Gold Cup ‘ – the Tennis from
the ‘Queens Club’ in London, as ‘Sir’ Andy Murray returned, in the Men’s
doubles, and won! The ‘Ladies World Cup’ football, as England play Cameroon on
Sunday, the ‘ Tour of Switzerland ‘ cycling and the ‘ICC World Cup’ cricket as
England play Sri Lanka today, then the qualifying for the ‘French Grand Prix’
at Le Castellet, at the ‘Circuit Paul Ricard’ outside Marseille.
For our supper this evening we are having an
‘ Fish n’ Chip ‘ supper; Fillets of
Hake, shallow-fried in Vegetable Oil, until crisp & golden, after being
coated in a ‘ Cruzcampo’ Beer Batter, accompanied with Homemade ‘Tartar’ sauce
and lots of Lemon Wedges, served with Mushy Green Peas and of course ‘ triple’
cooked ‘ Chips’
Tomorrow we are going out in the evening,
by taxi, to one of our favourites “
Restaurante Macues’ – overlooking the ‘Puerto de la Duquesa Marina’ for Brenda’s
birthday supper, in the morning the ‘ Breakfast Chef’ is serving her ‘Campo’
Scrambled Eggs on Brown Toast with Smoked Salmon, with freshly squeezed local
Orange Juice, together with a glass of chilled ‘Kir Royal’ – made with a local ‘Creme
de Cassis’ and chilled Cava, to start the day in the way it’s going to
continue!
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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