Well, its been a long time since I last posted - as you can see we are not only blessed with lovely sunrises here we also have amazing sunsets, this photo is courtesy of Lynne, taken from her back door! Although the photo is fab it really doesnt do the colours justice so imagine this plus a bit more colour - nature is amazing isnt it?
January and February are quiet months here as in most places in our hemisphere - it was Andalucia day a few weeks ago - all the towns celebrate in their own way- in the old town there was the largest paella you could imagine - all free of course, it fed over 300 people, and as we were blessed with lovely sunshine everyone was out enjoying themselves. It was due to start at 2.30pm, so being familiar with the fact that nothing starts on time in Spain, Lynne and I arrived around 3pm to discover that the paella was nearly finished and we had missed the flamenco - hmm, just proves there's always an exception. But we met some very nice English people thanks to Dermot and had a very pleasant time.
Many of you will know that life has been quite difficult for me recently, Kye suddenly became very poorly and despite a great vet and good treatment it became clear after a couple of weeks that the prognosis wasn't good. After much heart searching I said my final goodbye to him last Friday. I was so lucky that Lynne was here - she has been an absolute star, supporting me all the way through. So life's not the same but it does goes on, just differently. I am so grateful that it happened whilst we were here and not on the road- I do have lots of blessings to count.
But it does mean that i have changed my plans and will be coming straight back to the uk, arriving in a couple of weeks. Have booked a ferry from Northern Spain and have planned myself a little trip on the way staying in some lovely looking little Spanish hotels; so Janes Big Adventure isnt over yet, not by a long chalk! Just moving into the sidings for a while to retrench and then will be off again.
My good news is that on Friday I officially become a jubilados- (thats Spanish for a senior citizen) - yep I turn 62 and will be drawing my pension - hurrah!! To celebrate Lynne and I are off to Almeria for the night, staying in a lovely hotel right in the centre, near the night life and shops, but best of all the room has a bath - how blissful will that be after all these months.
And on that note I will sign off - hopefully will pop back if I have good photos from my trip up north - if not, see you in September when I will be back on the road- still a lot to explore out there - Hasta luego.x
