Taramay Almunecar

... hacking and coughing going on by a few people in our car, it was a wonderful train trip (we referred to our car as the sick bay).

We spent the next week in the beautiful village of Frigliana, Spain (about 40 miles east of Malaga). We took a bus to the coastal city of Nerja and then a 10 minute bus ride into the hills of Frigiliana. Frigiliana is known as Las Villas de las tres culturas or the city of three cultures ...

... travail, je peux laisser mes pensées venir puis les laisser s'en aller... je récolte du maïs, puis désherbe le champ à la pioche; je grimpe dans les arbres pour cueillir des oranges (mmmhhh que de bonnes odeurs et de goûts délicieux); je désherbe un canal pour amener l'eau de la montagne dans les champs; je récolte du basilic, des amandes et je fais du pesto maison!!! mmmhh que c'est bon d'être en contact avec la terre qui me nourrit...

After all the driving yesterday, we decided we didn't want to get in the car and drive anywhere today. So we spent the whole day at the beach. Shae played with several new friends from the uk. She was digging in the sand for about 4 hours. I don't even think she made it to the water. It was a very relaxing day. Later we drove into a nearby ...

We decided to make today another Shae day. We headed to the beach early and rented a couple of chairs with an umbrella. You know how hard this is for mike and i. we are not beach-goers. but Shae was so excited to build sand castles and play in the water. We lasted close to 2 hours. it was nice. Mike got to catch up on his spanish cards and i finally got to start reading a book on my kindle. We ate lunch at an outdoor cafe and met the owner, Michel from ...

We started out today by visiting a donkey sanctuary in nerja. Shae was so excited to see the donkeys. It's a great place that rescues abused and neglected animals in the area. They have more than just donkeys (goats, sheep, turkey, pot-bellied pigs, dogs, cats, etc.) it's run by a family from the uk and solely survives on donations from visitors. It was so sad to see all the animals, but they are being well cared for and seem to enjoy their new home. Shae ...

After getting in late the night before we got a pretty late start the next morning The place where we're staying is a 5 minute walk to Burriana Beach. A very popular beach in this area. The weather has been incredible our entire trip 70s and 80s the whole time. Apparently, this is unusual for this time of year here. It's tends to be a bit cooler. But the beaches are full of sunbathers even in mid-October. We really picked a good time to ...

... people stroll. This has been the most lasting memory of my trip here decades ago: how all generations of a family come together at sunset/dusk and stroll down a boardwalk. I suspect the kids are dressed in their better gear by parents but, otherwise, it’s very informal, social, and a wonderful thing.

After dinner, our usual 10:15-11:30 sitting, we headed home to Les Tres ...

... thing I'd ever eaten. It was dissapointing, but we had a good time taking pictures with the mexican hats that were hung above us to mark table numbers and provide lighting. Afterdinner we went out and hung out on the beach some more, then enjoyed what was supposed to be good feria nightlife. Nope...all the spanairds didn't want to have anything to do with our "american boys" who ended up having a terrible time, with a bunch of ...

... that half an hour ahead would be sufficient time for us to get in. However, the concert proved to be quite popular and after waiting in line for about twenty minutes and being about 10 people from the front, it turned out that the free concert had 'sold out', so to speak. The quickly cobbled together back up plan was to go and see a free Spanish movie in the main plaza. It turned out to be a movie called 'Flamenco ...

... sure took me back a ways. Very cool. Because I was so "smart" about the audioguide I think I ended up walking things about twice. So I was there almost 6 hours walking around, but it was worth it I think. The Palace is really amazind and then Generalife was great too. I had great weather so I lucked out. Then I walked back down the hill to the hostel, where I just felt like taking a nap. I´m always tired lately! But no time to nap. Read my book a little as I´m pacing myself ...