A STILL RATHER OVERCAST AND NOW DAMP SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY.

THURSDAY 9^th/ APRIL 2020.   “ STATE OF ALARM – DAY 26 “

After freshening up as I was on the breakfast rota this morning I had my favourite, a “ Dockers Butty “ – ‘Toasted Crispy Smoked Bacon Butty ‘ – made with ‘ thick’ toasting bread, smothered in ‘ HP’ Brown sauce, open on brown for Brenda, with her favourite sliced Baby Mushrooms seared in the bacon juices with a knob of butter, some of which ended up inside my butty, with mugs of hot/strong tea to get another day in ‘ Lockdown’ on the go.

As usual at the moment it’s started grey & overcast with a light breeze so by lunchtime it will hopefully get a little brighter as the sun breaks through, as it did yesterday, reaching 18 degs+ - overnight down to 13 degs+ - sunny with a few patchy clouds, staying like this up and included ‘Easter Sunday’ – next week is now looking a little unsettled, to say the last, as the next ‘ Atlantic’ front comes in, bringing with it some of the ‘ Wet-Stuff’ as well as getting a little windy, but still hovering in the high ‘ teens’ – with sunshine on some days, watch this space.

“ CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – COVID 19 PANDEMIC “ 

This morning our dear friend Leah was going to attempt getting through the ‘Police/Guardia Civil/Army’ road blocks, to go across to Estepona to the ‘ Hypermarket – Carrefour ‘ to pick up a new ‘Phone-Set’ for us, sadly they are closed for the ‘Semana Santa weekend, she then was going to come back along the coast roast past Sabinillas, to call into the office of ‘ Helicpteros Sanitarios’ to pay our six-month members fee, which is due, it’s very important as it’s our first main cover in emergencies, sadly they are also closed until Monday, which is not a ‘ Bank Holiday’ over here in 

Spain!

All the best plans can change, as Leah’s son ‘ Deemy’ was not very well overnight and she didn’t get to bed until early this morning, he’s rather poorly, so for now it’s back to ‘Plan B’ – Watch this space.

There were not many sightings of the ‘ Blood/Red Moon’ on Wednesday night, due to the cloud cover, so just one picture taken above the entrance to the ‘Puerto de la Duquesa Marina’ – see below.

The ‘ National Government’ in Madrid are now, as expected, looking to continue the ‘ LOCKDOWN’ past the 26th April, to consolidate the current further spread of the ‘ Coronavirus’ – as Spain is one of the hardest-hit countries, watch this space.

Meanwhile here in sunny Manilva the ‘ Council’ led by our neighbour & friend, Mario, are doing an excellent job with all the measures that they have taken to keep us all safe & sound, at all times!

Yesterday evening after the 8-00 pm regular ‘ clapping & music’ I masked/gloved up and popped along to the Bank in ‘Calle Mar’ for some cash from the machine, all our friends & neighbours along the street, that we have not seen since the start of ‘ Lockdown’ where still out on their balconies so they waved and clapped me, as well as asking after Brenda, ‘ Thanks’!

For our supper this evening we are having our favourite ' Grilled Chicken Wings' - Brenda likes to pick them with her fingers, I prefer to take the meat off the bone, they will be served with finely sliced ' French' Green Beans and Baked Potatoes. 

                                          “ STAY SAFE AND SOUND INSIDE AT ALL TIMES “

Thoughts for the Day;  See Above.

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