Los Delfines La Manga

... to get our bearings, Mum and Dad pointing everything out. Went for a drink in PaddyWack´s on the seafront, bought some fresh fish and went to the local market for a root around. Lym barbecued dinner that night for us all, which was magnificent, then we played WHOT, Triominoes and Rummikub. rock on!

23 Nov
We awoke early, prepared a packed lunch and all of us headed for a bit of a hill (Annabelle - it was a mountain!) walk which ...

The day as finally arrived to begin our 6 month break, away from the damp, wet climate of Mid Wales. The plan is to drive from here to Portsmouth to catch the Pride of Bilbao ferry bound for Bilbao, a journey that takes about 36 hours. The only part to worry about is the crossing across the ...

Well would you believe it? I've been working for the last 2 days. A friend of Dave's who I met a couple of weeks ago needed a Brickie to build a couple of pillars. So, I dusted off the old trowel. It's been a long time but you never lose it.

Amanda is back tonight. I'm picking her up at Alicante Airport at about 11.30pm. Lucy and me have really missed her and we are both looking forward to seeing her...Ahhh.

I got up nice and early and was outside the Bank at 8.30 when they opened. I explained the situation and they asked me for the fax receipt which I didn't have. After a lot of huffing and puffing by the cashier she went and got out my paper file. Low and behold there was the receipt that they neglected to give to me the last time. It was duly resent and this time I made sure I had both receipts...Memo to self...Make sure you ...

Sorted out a T.V. package. The lads are coming to install it today so I'll be able to keep up with what's happening in the world. The telephone and Internet connection is being fitted tomorrow so I'll be fully contactable at last!

The lads came to fit the T.V. I've got a satellite dish on the roof which wouldn't look out of place at Heathrow...I hope it's not the one Del Boy had fitted on his balcony in that episode of only fools and horses!! I don't want to ...

... in sweat by the time I got back to the ship. It was hot out, I had 9 liters of wine I was carrying, and it was about 2 miles from the supermarket to the ship.

Jacqui had spent the morning in the spa so we met back in the room when I got back to the ship and had showered off. Then we went back out and walked around the downtown area again. By that time, everything had already closed for Siesta. I’m still not sure why we stopped in Cartagena at all…

We have been having a really lazy time for the past 10 days or so except for the cleaning and unpacking of course. Apart from a couple of bike rides into San Miguel one of the neighboring towns we haven't been far.

The weather has remained ...

... reply...Well this is Spain and everything happens Manana so what did we expect?

Another cold shower and ready to go out with the fading light...Amanda had to go to the hairdresser this afternoon as she could no longer stand not being able to do her hair!
We're going to treat ourselves to one of our favorite Restaurants "The Square" that should cheer us up...Well that's our excuse anyway.

Walking home, bathed in the after ...

Went down to the Bank to sort out the problem with the non-payment of electric Direct Debit.
The Bank faxed the payment through so we might get re-connected soon...Fingers Crossed.

Ah well...at least the weather is hot and sunny...We can sit in the sun while we wait for the electric.

Our friends, Kath and Dave who live at Torrevieja came over this ...

... great and should be there we estimate, between 4 and 5 this afternoon...The weather is very hot for the time of year and we can't wait for the luxury of a nice warm shower...(insert dream sequence)

Reached Villa Martin...a welcome site after all that driving...Switch on the water and electric...OH NO! the electric has been cut off...Call Iberolada to be told the last 2 payments have not been received and to talk to the Bank...How long will it ...