Days 322-327, 30 Apr-5 May '15, Bonjour Marrakech! Spain to Morocco was, as always, the ultimate change of scenery. Due to pesky Schengen Area rules we've had to tootle somewhere out of Europe until around 3 June. And Morocco is officially the closest non-Schengen spot to Spain. The flight was a hoot in itself. I made an off-hand comment that I hoped we were on a real plane... not one with exterior propellers. Hah! be careful what you (don't) wish for. We h...

Days 318-321, 26-29 Apr '15, The time has come... the end is near, it's time to take... the final curtain... Believe it or not, our time in Spain has drawn to a close and the lovely people of Fuengirola put on a fair to celebrate (commiserate?) our departure. OK. Might have been a coincidence - but the Fair of International Places started the night of the 29th. First off we enjoyed a long, lazy day with sunbeds, parasols and fish & chips on the beach (recove...

Days 311-317, 19-25 Apr '15, And the beat goes on... We had so much fun on our excursion to Gib last Friday that we decided to do it all again. Except with Dolphins. So bright and early it was onto the coach and off to Gib for a dolphin trip. Whilst James has seen a fair few dolphins during his Navy years, I honestly couldn't remember ever seeing them. It was only whilst having a chat after the dolphin cruise that I remembered a morning many years ago as I walke...

Days 304-310, 12-18 Apr '15, Wining, Dining and Gibraltar Excursion. Summer has finally arrived on the Costa del Sol. After a couple of weeks of cool weather, clouds and storms, the "Sol" has returned with a vengeance. The scent of coconut tanning lotion and delicately roasted flesh is everywhere - floating up from the pool nine floors below us like a seagull on a thermal. We enjoyed a lovely three course dinner at La Casa Rustica early in the week - quite pos...

Days 297-303, 5-11 Apr '15, Home to Fuengirola & Malaga Day Trip. We finished up our two week sit in Alhaurin el Grande on Wednesday 8 April and headed back down to the coast for a housesitters holiday. The equivalent of an out-of-work actor "resting". Quite blissful actually - in an inexpensive studio apartment with ocean views, less than 5 minutes walk to the beach and a stroll to the centre of town and all our favourite restaurants and tapas bars. We'd ha...