We’ve been quite lazy the last few days – as opposed to the frantic way in which we spend our days normally, ha ha! On a couple of mornings, we’ve been up and down to the beach by around 10am, making the most of the sunshine before it gets too hot. It really is the best part of the day and the beach is fairly quiet , at least for an hour before all the sun bed reservations turn up. Again this trip, all the sun beds on Torrecilla have been fully booked every day – seems people arrive and pay for the week in order to secure one. Can’t see the attraction myself – stuck in close proximity, with hardly anything on, to people you don’t know! No thanks!

I managed a swim in the sea one day, but it was a bit rough on the other morning – people were going in but struggling to get out as the waves crashed into them just as they’d regained their balance from the last one. I was glad I did, as we came back on Monday evening to a notice on the door of our block advising that the opening of the swimming pool was from 1 April to 30 September! Don’t know who decided that, or when, but if we’d rented an apartment here we’d probably be a bit hacked off! September does seem rather early, but is definitely geared to the Spanish holidays…..🙁

We’ve wandered to the park and had our usual drink up there. The flowers are really beautiful just now. See what I mean here…..

Chris tested out the mussels at Redondo fish bar – he reckoned mum would want to know if they were up to standard! Pleased to report that they were! A tasty tapa with a glass of Manzanilla..mmmm!

We’ve also found a new favourite place for cocktails during the early evening – the Hotel Balcon de Europa. It’s not somewhere we’ve frequented much in the past, but its location on a warm evening is good. My mojito was exceptionally good – so much so Chris had it the next evening! His gin martini and my pina colada were also well made! Might just work through the menu!

Lovely skies now in the evenings – photos don’t do them justice (unless you’re Gary and do magic tricks), but you get the idea.!