HOLA ! AMIGOS (and AMIGAS)
In the absence of walks recently I thought I might give a brief report on a holiday taken by two of our group.
After months of incessant rain John and Mike joined a group of mainly elderly friends for a week of warm sunshine in Spain. Benelmadena to be precise on the Costa del Sol,
Mike and John under what Mike suggested could be our "Tree of the Week"
As this was not an official Meanderthal outing our ladies, of course, were with us.
Mike with KATH...........
.....and John with VAL.
A shared Taxi took us to Manchester airport Where Wheelchairs awaited John and Val both of whom had difficulty walking more than a short distance ( Val ...two replacement hips ... John recent new knee) Many thanks to Mike who pushed a perfectly fit (but legless ?) john whilst an airport staff member pushed Val. After passing the usual checks we waited with coffees/teas before boarding the Easy Jet plane and off we went
Saga had booked us into the "Best Siroco" hotel and on arrival we were directed straight to the dining room before going to reception and given our room keys.
Unfortunately the welcome meeting the next morning was rather spoiled by this unwelcome guest. We saw no more of these thereafter.
The warm sunshine soon drew us out of the hotel to join friends Bernard and Anthea in a refreshing drink near the pools.
On all Saga holidays trips to local places of interest are a fixture (They used to be free .... no longer ! )
Our first outing took us to this incredibly pretty Mountain Village (town ?)
The name is difficult to pronounce as the G remains silent (or doesn't).
Try it 😖.
The village was steeply hilly so Val and I settled for a drink in the sunshine at the nearest cafe.
Frequent cafe stops are essential for "Oldies" on hot days.
The lady on the right, draining her cup, called the waiter over and paid for everyone's drinks. (about 12 people) how very generous of her, THANK YOU !
The next day Val and I took the bus to Torremalinos.
Here's Val waiting for the bus lookig very much the elderly English lady on Holiday.
Our next visit took us to Nerja and the famous "Balcon de Europe" a sort of fashionable promenade built on a rocky outcrop sticking out into the Mediterranean
We parked outside the centre then walked along the clean white painted side streets into the bustling touristy centre.
Here we are on the "Balcon".
John's fame had obviously come before him. As you can see he was constantly having to fend off the Paparazzi. (This is a complete LIE )
As we walked round on one day we came across these wittily painted steps. I wonder where "Middle C" is. We did not attempt to climb them as in the heat it would have left us "B Flat"
There were other interesting places...........
Val and I thought this look like it could be fun so we went in.
IT WAS RUBBISH !
There was only ONE swing. The slide was rusty and the See-Saw was broken and the inside rooms were so dark it was hard to see what was going on. So we left.
"In some cool cabana" as the song goes. Well it wasn't a cabana it was a cafe but it was a cool retreat from the heat outside in the streets.
In at least one of the sea front cafes it seems the proprietor was not a fan of large bare chested, sweaty tourist in his establishment. I concur !
The group gathered outside the church in Nerja's main square before heading back to the transport to the Hotel. Mike and Kath centre stage.
"Why are we waiting ?" or just taking a breather in the shade.
Looks like only one of the group has spotted the small cobra hissing a warning as they pass by.
Mike and Kath in Mijas
John and Val also in Mijas
Pruning our English roses was never like this.
The food was good, The beds comfortable. The people amazingly kind and friendly and there was lots to do and see BUT......... This is a MEANDERTHAL blog so I shall finish at this point.
There were delays coming home .
We opened our back door at 3.15 am.
The cat was glad to see us (I think)
THE END
JW
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