Out and about with SueNoproblem and Vic
Posted by contentedsouls on 27/02/2020
Thursday it was time to collect Sue and Vic from the bus station. It’s not so easy to get in and out of the back of the van at the moment, due to various calamities with our plastic steps: the first one we left behind after a night stop; G managed to reverse over the second one, and the third one we bought was nice and solid and folded flat when not in use – sounds ideal but, when we unwrapped it and set it up, it was exactly the same height as the floor of the van, so of no help at all! As a temporary measure, anyone needing assistance to get in has to be, somewhat unceremoniously (and most definitely undignified), be shoved in from behind by Graham. So, as is usual when we all get together, they were in hysterics within two minutes of their arrival.
We only have two belted, forward facing, seats and the surrounding mountainous terrain is not conducive to sitting comfortably on sideways facing bench seats, so we hired a car for the duration of their visit and it was delivered promptly the next morning. We certainly maximised our usage of it.
Having done the markets and stuff, Sue decided to ask Google to find a restaurant up a mountain – Google obliged!!!!! The mountain road consisted of hairpin after hairpin and was a favourite road for peloton’s of cycling teams in training. They undertook us on the way up, and overtook us on the way down. Not a road for those of a nervous disposition; particularly with the sheer drops.
Sue and I both sampled a couple of Irish coffees in different places; just by way of research and comparison you understand.
Vic was just happy to sample an all day ‘full English’, a curry, and I did make him sausage, beans and chips once – so he didn’t have to eat the unknown surprises of the local menu del dias all the time.
As always, our time together flew passed and it was time to stuff them back into the van for their epic, return overland journey, back home.
They left us Wednesday lunchtime and we didn’t have long to brood because, by Friday lunchtime, our Dutch friends Gerrit and Gezina arrived in their motorhome – we knew they would be arriving at some point, but we didn’t know when. With their arrival came Muttley’s BFF, Diesel, and Daan the cat. I was utterly delighted that Daan chose to sleep with me in our bed on several nights – such a joy to share my bed with a purry puddy again.
Down on the other beach there was still signs of destruction from the storms – all of those concrete blocks used to be on the prom.
We had a jolly few days together before they headed off further South in their motorhome.
After they left we had 8 days to explore at a more leisurely pace ……… and be struck by a moment of madness which, fingers crossed, I’ll be able to share with you in the next blog.
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Kevin TOO said
Thanks for the update from Sunny Spain 🙂
Yes I did notice you have blue skies over there, and in January too…
I wonder if we’ll ever get to see the like again in the UK.
It’s been nothing but storm clouds, both metaphorical and physical, ever since Boris got his wicked way 😦
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contentedsouls said
I can’t pretend that I’m not glad to be away from both sets of storm clouds
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andywindy said
Sue and Vic are looking good, and there’s nothing quite like driving up a mountain to visit a coffee shop, and have lunch there ‘just because’.
So now we know where all of our dry winter days have gone, you’ve nicked them! Kevin is right about our ceaseless wet weather (both types, my local MP is such a drip he’s now a Minister of State, gosh help us!) here, and we are due another named storm this weekend, named by of all people the Spanish Met Office! ‘Jorge’, I thought at first our Met Office had forgotten how to spell, but no, they now bow down to the Spaniards instead.
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contentedsouls said
It seems we are going to get some of ‘your’ weather over this weekend – at the moment we have strong winds but full sunshine and 24 degrees
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Gill Stollery said
Loved it. We hope you are still enjoying your Spanish stay!
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contentedsouls said
Very much so – the weather in NL has been as horrendous as the UK, very glad we have good friends looking after Francoise!
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Kath said
Moment of madness. Mmmmm, can’t wait 😁. Do you know how Brexit (☹️) is going to effect you yet? Are you going to have to spend 6 month’s a year back in England. Or perhaps your MoM is to take out Spanish citizenships 😂😂.
Kath (nb Herbie)
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contentedsouls said
The likelihood is that we would be required to spend a minimum of 2 x 3 months in the UK – and we have nowhere to live there, nor any desire to be there for so long each year – there are still too many other places to explore in the world.
We started the process of applying for residencia (not citizenship) as soon as we got here – all going to plan so far, but can’t book the final ‘interview’ until we have been here for, at least, 4 months. If necessary we can finish the job when we return later in the year.
As for our MoM – next blog!
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