Meal

Lee and I got dressed up and went to a lovely little restaurant in the old town of Alhaurin El Grande, Santiago's, with our friends, leaving mum and dad to babysit. We had a super 3 course meal...a very fancy prawn cocktail with avocado, Roast Duck with Dauphinoise potatoes and watercress, and Baileys cheesecake on an After Eight base. Divine!
We ate outside in a courtyard under lime trees, with low lighting and candles at the tables and the sound of running water from a fountain. Wonderful setting.
There was supposed to be a meteor shower here at about midnight (and again tonight), but I didn't see anything. Last week we watched the spacestation fly over the clear night sky, let's hope I can catch sight of a shooting star tonight, apparently they are seen easily here since there is so little light pollution.

Yesterday we ventured out in the extreme heat to Mijas to show mum and dad the lovely whitewashed houses and the smelly donkeys. This time it was far too hot, and after a quick look at the views to the coast and diving into the relatively cool tourist shops we came away exhausted and in need of a dip in the pool.


Today we are chilling out here at the finca while mum and dad visit Gibraltar. The temperature was into the 40s this morning, hence me sitting here inside blogging to escape the midday sun.