Thursday 30 March 2017

Nerja, Fuengirola,Ronda and Cadiz

Never been to Nerja
 We loved Nerja.  We have never been before and would certainly go again.  We found ourselves a place to park by a very quiet beach and the sun came out and it was very hot.  Mama swam in the sea every day and we stayed there 5 days.  We didn't want to leave but we decided we would delay our trip so that we could see our Aunty Jayne and Aunty Ping and Uncle Joe said he would come and visit too. Yippee!!! Just as I was getting bored of the No- Funs.
Fun in Fuengirola
It was strange going back to Fuengirola.  It was almost like going home.  So many happy memories here.  Not so much the place but of the people who visited us here.  I kept pointing out the tree that Saxa climbed and the churros restaurant I took Nanny too and the Fun Fair I went to with Lollo and the apartment where Kaviya came to stay and the beach where we sat with Grandad Geoffers and Grandma Brenda and the restaurant we ate in with Aunty Jayne and Aunty Ping and so on.......
Here he is
We were soooo happy to see Uncle Joe.  He brought us food and smiles.  He let us use his shower and his wifi.  I asked Mama if we could move in.

Uncle Joe's bed
 We had a lovely time testing Spanish brandy and playing the guitar.  Torres 10 yr won hands down. We all had a ball. I told Mama we wouldn't be too sad when he left because the next day Aunty Jayne and Aunty Ping were arriving and we went to visit them and Aunty Joyce and Uncle Keith.
Another Party
And we had another lovely day eating and drinking and messing about.
My cheeky aunties
 On to Ronda.  Wow.  Mama and Daddy had heard so much about it but they were still taken aback.  What an amazing place.  High in the sky.
View from Ronda
 It was cold though and very windy.
View of Ronda

More Ronda

One more for the road
Then onto Cadiz which we all loved.  Parked right in the centre and ate loads of seafood.  Spent 2 days wandering the streets.  What a great city.  And now we are in Portugal heading home.   Such a strange thought that in a months time we will be living in a house in England.  Mama is being a bit weird about it.  I can't wait.  I can't wait to see some friends and to see my Nanny and go to school. 




Sunday 5 March 2017

Spring is Sprung and England's Calling

We went up a mountain the other day to find some snow so I could be like my cousins.  At the top we found crocuses and I told Mama that Spring was here and we had better turn round and go back to England.  Nana told me that I would be with her when Spring comes.

Spring
Mama says that we have to be back in England for the 1st of May as I will start school on June 5th in Dorset.  I keep changing my mind about going back.  I don't like the rain but I want to pretend with my Nana and I want to have some children to play with but I want to keep Nona but Mama says we will have to sell her and buy something smaller.  I love Nona.


Sierra Nevada
The No Funs took me up to a ski resort because I have been going on about being like my cousins in Norway.  We found some snow but the No Funs didn't have a sledge so Mama made me one out of an inflatable ring with a piece of fibre glass in the centre.  I loved it.  It's cold and wet but it's fun.  Then we came down to the sea again.

Almunecar
 We stayed in a very quirky campsite called Camping Tropical and it is tropical.  There are papayas and bananas growing and it is very very green and smells lovely.  I found a numnum tree.
Numnum tree
Daddy says that Almunecar is a very very old place and there were people here since the bronze age.  They have been making garum from salting fish intestines.  Mama said where can we buy some of those?
An old castle
We did find El Lute y Jesus Friedure.  Mama was so excited.  She came running to find Daddy and me.
Yummy
We had pink mullet which had a garlic and parsley batter and a mixed fried fish which had the crispiest octopus tentacles in which tasted like pork scratchings.  Mama said she had a strange experience in the shop.  She said the man was really nice and friendly to her then when she tried to pay with a 50 Euro not he turned into a grumpy snatchy chap.  It was only later on that she saw that there were two men who looked alike.
Now we are off to Nerja and Malaga and Fuengirola.  Then we are heading back to the mountains and over to Cadiz.
We have missed my Aunty Nicole and my Uncle Joe and it looks like we are also going to miss my Aunty Jayne and Aunty Ping.  We will see them all very soon though as well as my Uncles and all my friends.