We arrived in Spain via Malaga Airport on Saturday. Picked up a car at a rental place (left hand drive and manual to boot). Fortunately, i ordered a GPS and ever since then Wendy has been bossing me around. She nags like no one i know and she has tried to make me take the odd wrong direction (i refuse to turn up one way streets the wrong way) and when i dont follow her straight away she shouts at me. However, without her we would have really struggled so i forgive her.
We had a quiet day on Saturday, just found the aparment and then went to a restaurant nearby. the food was ok but not great.
Sunday
We went to Malaga after going into Fuengirola. Fuengirola was a bit like a spanish Gold Coast (photos to follow). We had breakfast there and then went to Malaga. This was interesting as a driving experience but finally we found a carpark. then we went looking for Picasso's museum. Walked around a bit, no map, but in the end we found a couple of sites out of the fifty or so in the town. Cant say i am a fan but it was ok.
Monday
Today, it was pouring rain. We got in the car and drove to Granada. This was about a hour and half away. Again when we got there it was an interesting drive. Wendy took me up a bus/taxi only lane but again we managed to find our way into a carpark. we spent the afternoon walking around the La Alhambra (an old fort) - this is just one fantastic site and well worth the 13 euro entry fee (again photos to follow).
Driving back in the dark was a challenge - even the trucks were flashing us and driving past. No one seems to worry about speed signs here. In the end we made it back to the apartment, via a supermarket.
Tuesday
Got up late and had some breakfast in the apartment. In the afternoon Sue, Cam and I went to play golf at the Mijas course (played Los Olivas). Ash came along and drove the buggy. the game cost an arm and a leg (the sunscreen was a scam) but the course, although quite wet due to all the rain, was one of the most picturesque i have ever played on. Cam won the day with 101 (a great score really). Dinner was a high class meal of nachos (as good as any restaurant) with some red wine. Plan for tomorrow is to go down to gibraltar.
Wednesday
Got up late jumped into the car to head down to Gibraltar. we stopped in Marbella to have a look around. walked along the sea front and grabbed some breakfast in a cafe. Marbella, like fierengola is a bit gold coast like. lots of high rise down on the beachfront.
left Marbella and drove down the freeway to Gibraltar. paid about £10 in tolls along the way but worth it. Great road.
Gibraltar is stunning.
Thursday
Went into Malaga again and visited the castille and the Alamhambar. Some of these buildings are amazing. It is difficult to envisage how much effort was required to build and maintain these stunning buildings.
Friday
Dropped Ash and Cam in Malaga and then Sue and I headed off to Bavaria golf course for another game of golf. the day was cold and it rained a bit. the golf course was lovely, but the golf we played was crap and in the end with a biting wind blowing off the snow capped mountains and at the end driving rain we abandoned our game on the last hole. We grabbed a cup of coffee in the clubhouse and then went back into Malaga to pick the kids up.
Saturday
Dropped Ash and Cam at the railway in Malaga, they were heading off to San Sebastian to begin their own european trip for 4-5 weeks. Sue and I went to Benalmedena which is actually really lovely. Had a coffee on the beachfront and then drove back along the coast. Missed the exit for the airport and did another lap through Malaga before heading back to the airport. Our flight was delayed about an hour, but we did get home. Arranged a car to pick us up which was a good thing because the UK had had quite a bit of snow and it made it easy to get home. Had a bit of indian for dinner and fell into bed to get ready for the next few months as work before our next trip.
