Wednesday 16 May 2012
I have just returned from a quick visit to England. It was for personal reasons, so I won’t expand here. As I said in mu last note, the weather has changed. Every day that I was away Jill was telling me how hot it was here. May is usually the best month for walking, but with the dry spring there are fewer wild flowers this year, and the heat makes it harder work. Just take more water, I say!
Monday 7 May 2012
The light switch that is the weather in these parts went from winter to summer yesterday. We had 12 degrees and rain on Saturday, yesterday about 18 degrees and sun. Today we are forecast for 24 degrees, and by the end of the week it’s up to 28. That should be it until the end of September.
Sunday 6 May 2012
In the end Thursday and Friday were OK weatherise, but Saturday was a different proposition. We went up to Chullo, which is a climb from 2,000 mts to 2,600 mts, and at no time could we see more than about 50 mts. We came back home to eat our lunch with a nice cup of tea.
Wednesday 2 May 2012
What a difference a few days makes. It was raining on Sunday, walking in T shirt and shorts on Monday and Tuesday, quite sunny today. What will tomorrow bring? Who knows? More to the point, who cares?
Saturday 28 April 2012
We had another fantastic day yesterday. We went on our high mountain walk. Not a walk for the faint hearted, but well worth the effort.
Sunday 22 April 2012
I have just collected our most frequent visitor, Anne. She is here for her eighth walking holiday. It makes me think that we must be doing something right.
Friday 20 April 2012
I didn’t get the chance to write about last Sunday before I had to go to England for a few days. Just a quick note to say that there was too much snow on the road to go to Puerta de la Ragua (at 2000 mts). When we did walk it was windy and cold, and at some stages we were walking in hail and/or snow. Happy days!
Saturday 14 April 2012
I am taking our guests off to the local “Bodega” or vineyard today. The owner is a Spanish man named Juan, with whom I am quite friendly. I believe his wife Nola, who is American, will be showing us around today. A bit of wine tasting always goes down well.
Thursday 12 April 2012
We are half way through a week’s walking holiday. Three days in and everybody appears to be having a great time. Our walking guests are all good friends, and they are also mixing very well with the various B&B guests who have been passing through. I love to clear empty plates from the table, and so far we have not had to throw anything away. The weather is looking decidedly “iffy” for the next couple of days, so we will have to see can do. Being British I am used to walking in the rain!
Thursday 5 April 2012
Welcome back to all my followers. We have been in England for a couple of weeks, theoretically for a bit of R&R before the onslaught that is the walking season. We are packed to the gunnels for the next month. It was the family “do” mentioned a couple of posts ago, Jill’s sister’s birthday bash. There were 23 of us, aged between 9 months and 74 years, in a large country house in Chichester. Fortunately, we are a very close family, and a great time was had by all.
Wednesday 21 March 2012
In the past week we have had quests from England, the USA, Australia, Norway and, of course, Spain. We get to meet the most diverse and interesting people doing this job.
Friday 9 March 2012
What a saint I am – shopping for ladies clothes twice in three days. We are going to England for a family “do” soon, and Jill needed a new dress. No luck in El Corte Ingles in El Ejido on Wednesday, so it was off to Granada today. Success! Jill found a lovely Karen Millen. We narrowed it down to 4, which were all gorgeous, but we both agreed on the best one. She’ll knock ‘em dead.
Sunday 26 February 2012
Q. What’s got disk brakes and a saddle that could cut you in half?
A. The bike that belongs to the cyclist who has been here for the last few days. There must be a reason for such saddles, but as a non-cyclist I can’t see it.
Saturday 18 February 2012
Those of you who have eaten here will know that Jill is an exceptional cook. Well, yesterday she tried a new dish. As chief taster I had the pleasure of first go. It’s a pasta dish with a special vegetarian sauce. Great with garlic bread. We had it as a main course, but I think the diners will have it as a starter.
Sunday 12 February 2012
We went up to Puerta de la Ragua today, which, at 2,000 mts is the highest point on the road in this area. It was 8c in the village when we left, and -4c at Puerta de la Ragua just 35 minutes later. We (that’s 4 adults and 4 children) walked in the snow for an hour or so, before wreaking havoc in the bar in Laroles for another couple of hours. Such fun!
Thursday 9 February 2012
We have the family here this week – daughter, son-in-law and four children under 6. As you can imagine, we are quite busy. Mind you, we love every second of it. I won’t bore you with the photos.
