Agh Estepona

... New little bars and restaurants opening up
as well as beautiful small hideaways! One of which is the newly opened Hotel Claude!
A Haven of Hotel Chic! Truly a boutique hotel, as they should be! Small, elegant, personal and warm! Hotel Claude Marbella redefines the boutique hotel concept with luxurious accommodation, five-star amenities and a very personal touch by the owners!
It feels as if you are staying at an ...

... order to get an early start in the morning.

Shae question for daddy: She's riding on his shoulders..."Daddy does everyone have hair in their ears? or just you? It's white hair"

Another one, Daddy is trying to get out of the parking garage in Ronda. It's very steep. He stalled the car 5 times and someone was behind him.. I'm laughing hard and Shae is laughing. She says, "Daddy you're a knucklehead." I really don't know where she gets that...;)

... a holiday so everyone was out and this is a popular destination for miles around. We got to the square and they had a jumping tent set up for the kids. Shae was thrilled. Finally, something she can enjoy doing on her own. We sat at the nearby cafe and she jumped probably 5-6 different times. She made a couple of new friends. It was so cute. We also got a great suggestion for lunch and headed over when they opened ...

It was a relatively smooth flight but got quite bumpy near the end. Worse, as were sent into a holding pattern, I began to feel nauseated. It was awful, especially as it became clear that I wasn't going to be able to fight this one off. Vomited (into a barf bag - a first, for me) several times, then, once we had wheels down, I called the flight attendant for help. She moved me into the head for the duration - gave me cold compresses - and, as I deplaned, handed me ...

To Girbalter. We got to see the Barbary apes and one even got on my head!!! I hope I can upload a picture! It was amazing. You can see Spain and Africa at the same time from the top of the rock of Gibralter. A taxi driver took us to the tip top. Then we went to the local fire birgade and ate lunch at the Gibralter Fire Brigade Social Club. YUMMY ...

... peanuts (and probably sees them every day) so he has them completely under control. They will do whatever he tells them to. The natives really love the monkeys, there is a veterinarian that lives there that does regular checkups on them to make sure they are all in good health. The people of Gibraltar say that when the monkeys disappear from Gibraltar , the British will have to leave too. Some people in my study abroad group wanted to get pictures of ...

... along an expansive but shallow bay. Flanked by dunes and then a low ridgeline, the wind howls over peaks that continue the natural gateway between the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea. This literally is the most southern part of Spain and the closest point to Morocco, so is a natural crossroads both north/south ...

Today i awaken to a beautiful sunrise over the bay. On a clear day you can see the Rock of Gibraltar and if it is a very fine day even a glimpse of Africa can be caught! I spent the morning having a refreshing swim to be followed by a delightful lunch. The tomatoes here are delicious, large and juicy a lot different from the ones available at home. In the afternoon I took a ...

A French couple was trying to get to their car. But they couldn't, because their were a couple apes on it. It had been raining, and the apes seemed to enjoy the water droplets on the roof. They started jumping up and down, playing with each other like little children. The bemused French couple looked on, not really knowing what to do as the apes used their rental car as a playground. I found it pretty amusing. *** We had decided to use our ...