SAMANA SANTA 2013

MANILVA OVER THE WEEKEND.

SUNDAY 23^rd/ DECEMBER 2012.

We had a little lie in on Sunday morning after the night before! It was then sort out and get ourselves ready for Xmas time! Brenda can’t make her mind up on her Xmas Day trussuo, I’am sorted – no details yet from Mano ( Hasta Manana ) we will find out on the day! We are going to the Manilva Aparthotel with all the family, Carlos is working and has organized the day, so fingers crossed. Then on Boxing Day we are all around at Sally Ann’s – we think ! Anyway we will have a “ Helluva ”time and the bonus is the weather, it’s going to be sunny and warm at around 23/24degs so we can’t complain. In Northern Spain around Santander it was the hottest December Day in living memory and in the mountains around the country they have the best snow ever. At lunchtime Dave and Debbie called in with some ‘ Ammunition ’in the form of Bacardi and Freixenet Cava – thanks folks.

In the evening after supper, the rest of the Pie, we settled down to watch a film; “ First Knight ” from 1995 with Sean Connery as ‘ King Arthur ( The Scottish Burr ) does not work,Richard Gere as ‘ Lancelot ( His prancing walk ) makes you think! And Julia Ormond is ‘ Guinevere ’Ben Cross gets ‘ Cross ’as the baddie – Malagant!

Thought for the Day;

To accept good advice is but to increase one’s ability.

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MALAGA.

MANILVA TODAY.

MOTORWAY OUTSIDE SAN PERO.

MANILVA TODAY.

MANILVA CASA SAN VICENTE.

MANILVA CASA SAN VICENTE.

MANILVA NEWS UPDATE.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY 1ST./2ND./3RD. SEPTEMBER 2101.

After our nice surprise of seeing Anna and Jordan early Tuesday evening we walked down later to Carlos’s house and caught up with all the gang; Sally Ann had flown in from Tenerife on business and had picked Jordan up,Dlyan was all ready here, Fabio and two of his other cousins were also at the house as well as the next door neighbours boy so it was mad house city,Domenico Sally’s husband was in charge of the food and Ana Mari, Carlos’s wife was her usual un- flustered self ! Mano who had just got up was expecting one of his brothers to call in, remember Mano comes from a family of twelve ! He was on his way back to Madrid with his wife after being over in Sanlucar de Barrameda,where the family come from, on holiday, also with him was his daughter and a friend. Mano had a lot of catching up to do with Antonio and so the place was buzzing with noise and chat in typical Spanish style; meanwhile Carlos was at work and missed all the fun !

On Wednesday we bumped into some of the clan again up at Bar Rojas as they planned the next few days; the weather is getting hotter for the Vendimia weekend and all the work in Calle Mar is progressing well as you can see in the pictures below; This morning they have been washing the street down and painting all the stone walls, the village is buzzing with activity. Thursday we are taking things easy and catching up with the chores around the house, in the early evening,on Wednesday the plumber called in and fixed a new gas boiler, the old one had been giving us problems over the weekend and on Friday we are going shopping to stock up for the weekend.

TOUR OF SPAIN – UPDATE.

Mark Cavendish was beaten for the second time in three days in a sprint finish; he has not got the support with his team in his debut in the Vuelta a Espana,Belgian Phillippe Gilbert retains the red jersey,Thursday’s sixth stage is from Caravaca de la Cruz to Murcia over 151kms.

Thought for the Day;

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you know is fighting some kind of battle.


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MANILVA BAR ROJAS THIS MORNING.

PUERTO BANUS.

SMART CAR BEFORE MAKE OVER.

CASA OLIMPIA.

MANILVA.