FRIDAY 12th 7 JUNE 2020. “
STATE OF ALARM – DAY 90 “
We were up early this morning, even before
the goods delivery men started sliding down the wooden pallets down the street!
I turned on the ‘IT’ system and tuned
into the ‘ Lockdown Party’ show on ‘ Castle Radio FM 89.2 & Online on the
WWW’ just as the ‘ Mystery Voice’ quiz
came on, it was the TV Presenter Sandi Toksvig, so I’m 5 out of 5 this week!
After freshening up we went along ‘ Masked
Up’ to ‘Bar Castillo’ for our breakfast, as it was their first day of opening
after the ‘ Lockdown’ – we had two very nice fresh Orange Juices, Brenda had
the ‘ Campo’ Scrambled Eggs with crispy Bacon, I had two ‘ Campo’ Fried Eggs
with crispy Bacon ( the same that we use!) with crisp ‘ Frits’! – served with
this morning local small/sliced fresh ‘Baguettes’ from the local Bakery
opposite, with also a fresh ‘ Tostadas’ with Olive Oil and crushed Tomato.
We sat outside in the warm sunshine with
just a slight ‘ fresh ‘ breeze taking in the sight & sounds of sunny
Manilva as the ‘World’ passed us by, the locals & friends, as they pass wish
you ‘ Buena Provecho’ – Bon Appetit ‘ All the new tables are spaced apart, the
new cutlery is wrapped in plastic and there is a hand sanitizer by the door way
into the Bar, Juan is spraying down all the tables & chairs after every use at the same time.
Spot the girl in White!
Meanwhile along at ' Bar Ocaña ' the old signs have been taken down, it's now no more, after many years of business, the new sign for the ' Hostel Ocaña' above has now been put up, see below:
As I said, this morning the sun was out
earlier and the light breeze is clearing the clouds and the sky is blue, by
lunchtime it’s forecast to only reach 21/22 degs+ - overnight down to 15/16
degs+ - over the weekend going a lot warmer as the breeze drops, with lots of
sunshine, with just a few patchy clouds at times, hovering in the mid ‘ Teens’ –
next week we are in for a ‘ Hot-One’ – by next Tuesday up to 29 degs+ - staying
very hot & sunny all week, by next weekend, when we will be out & about
for Brenda’s birthday, it’s due to reach 31 degs+! The following week is now
looking very similar – June has arrived! Watch this space.
See below some pictures of the ‘ River
Manilva’ down in the valley below the village, by the ‘ Baños Romanos de la
Hedionda – the Roman Baths ‘ – the sulphur hot springs, flowing from the
limestone outcrop above the valley, believed to have been used by Julius Caesar’s
army!
“ CORANAVIRUS UPDATE – COVID 19 PANDEMIC “
The ‘ Drive-In Movie ‘ starts this evening,
down on the ‘Rastro Ground’ in the valley below the village, behind Sabinillas,
at 9-30 pm, with the first film ‘ Hotel
Transylvania 3 ‘ – tomorrow night it’s ‘ Grease’!
For our supper this evening we are having ‘
Goujons of Hake Fillet ‘ – coated in a ‘ Cruzcampo Tempura Beer Batter’ – shallow-fried
in Vegetable Oil, until crisp & golden, accompanied with homemade ‘ Tartar’
sauce ( Brenda) and lots of Lemon Wedges, served with Garden Peas ( for the
moment we are out of Batchelors Mushy Peas!) – not forgetting the triple-cooked
‘ Chips’!
On Saturday it’s our ‘Steak Night’- then on
Sunday we have ordered a ‘ Roast Chicken’ from the “ Rotisserie “ in Calle Mar,
for a change, which we will have with a Mixed Salad and a few of our favourite ‘Pommes
de Terre Rissolee’
As usual we are watching a lot of TV,
channel hopping to find things to watch, as well as catching all the ‘ Quiz’
Shows that we follow.
“ STAY SAFE AND
WELL INSIDE AT ALL TIMES “
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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