A NOW CLEAR & SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

FRIDAY 11^th/ OCTOBER 2019.

I was up very early this morning and after a quick freshen up I shot off on my travels, down to Sabinillas, for our weekly shopping, as the large ‘ Red Sun’ was appearing across the horizon above the Mediterranean, as I was passing through the vine fields.

I first called into ‘ItZabar’ for my usual toast & tea before ‘ Mercadona opened, for the last time until the 5^th December, as their refurbishment takes place, I spoke to the Manager, he confirmed that the old Chinese Shoe shop, next to the main entrance, will be a cafeteria/restaurante, when they re-open! Watch this space.

I  stopped at the ‘ English Bookshop’ for the local newspapers, before going along to the far-end of the promenade to the local market for our fresh flowers & wall plants, I then called in to ‘ Super Sol’ for the English ‘ essentials, next on my travels, I came back along the coast road back to the offices of ‘ Helicopteros Sanitarios’ to settle the half-yearly account for our ‘ Emergency Health Care Cover’ – before dropping down to the ‘Puerto de la Duquesa Marina’ to call into the ‘ English Butchers’ for some stock for the deep freeze! 

After unloading back at the house I popped along to our local Bank, in ‘ Calle Mar’ to pay the electricity bill.

Meanwhile back at the house Brenda had taken ‘ Winnie’ out for her first walk of the day, around the bottom of the village, she slept all night across the foot of our bed, she’s due to be picked up on Monday lunchtime, she will then fly back to the Wirral, before her flight to Dubai to start her new life with her family!

On Monday/Tuesday little ‘ Miss Bella’ is back with us as usual, then on Wednesday evening ‘ Lola’ is back with us for a seven day holiday, the following week ‘ Scruffy’ is joining us for a sleep-over just as ‘Sunny’ returns for her two-week holiday, it’s all happening in ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ Watch this space.

It was grey & overcast, with dark clouds and a light breeze this morning, as the sun came up, by lunchtime, as the sun attempts to break through, it’s due to reach 23 degs+  - the threat of the ‘ Wet-Stuff’ is still in the air, over the weekend staying dry with patchy clouds, next week is looking mixed, dry at times, with patchy clouds, the sun out most of the time, hovering on the 22 degs+ mark - overnight down to 15/16 degs, on Monday/ Tuesday we could be in for moderate to heavy rain, then settling down  for the rest of the week, watch this space.

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Goujons of Hake Fillet in a Cruzcampo Beer Batter’ – shallow fried in Vegetable Oil, served with lots of Lemon wedges and homemade ‘ Tartar’ sauce and triple-cooked ‘ Chips’ - with Garden Peas, as ‘Super Sol’ has not re-stocked the classic ‘ Batchelors Mushy Peas’

This afternoon/ evening we will be channel hopping as the ‘ IPTV’ system is back online and fully working, as we catch up with all the programmes that we follow. Watch this space.

NB; This weekend here in Spain it’s a ‘Bank Holiday’ as tomorrow it’s the “ Fiesta Nacional de España “ – ‘ Hispanic/ Columbus Day’ when they celebrate Christopher Columbus discovering the ‘ Americas’ back in 1492!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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