It was very warm today and we ended up near the water again for our daily walk. We walked from the Mirador Cabezo del Gavilan to the puerto deportivo and around the quays. For us, it was nice and cool. But from the look of it, the fish didn’t like it. They swam almost on … Read more
There are not many things I love more than walking next to the surf in a nice temperature with a cool breeze surrounding me. How lucky we are to be able to do this frequently. This beach, Playa de Nares, is just a 10-minute car-drive from our house. Like most beaches over here, it has … Read more
This weekend was La Isla Fun Fest on the beach of Puerto de Mazarrón. We’re not the partying types, but as part of getting to know the area, we had to join of course. Yesterday evening we watched the fuegos artificiales. In the Netherlands, there are fireworks on December 31 which are done by the … Read more
Right before we left for the south of Spain after spending 3 weeks at our son’s house we managed to get a Spanish bank account. What I didn’t anticipate is they would send cards by mail. Both debit cards and credit cards. And no good to us in Leganés while we are here of course. … Read more
We use a Brita filter for our tap water. Those filters can be bought almost everywhere: at the supermarkets that are big enough to have a non-food department, at the Mediamarkt, at some household stores. But you can’t recycle them in the store where you buy those filters. I gave up on asking in the … Read more
One of the toilets keeps running some water all the time. The pot has been out of its place when the whole system was blocked, so I thought both events were connected. The fontanero explained to me one had absolutely nothing to do with the other. The plumber was here to fix it today. He … Read more
Until today every early morning and every early evening clouds are hanging either on top of the mountains or above our heads. Today was the exact opposite. An impeccable blue sky this morning and the moment I am writing this post. And clouds in the middle of the day. Everybody keeps warning us it’s going … Read more
This field is close to the house and often we see the white tails of rabbits fleeing from us when we walk past. I did my utmost to make a picture of them, but they’re too quick. The sign coto privado de caza means ‘private hunting’. Does this mean they shoot the rabbits, I wonder?I … Read more
When we arrived in the house we have rented for the summer there was a skinny plant near the gate that almost looked dead. I didn’t give it much attention at the time. Last week all of a sudden flowers blossomed on the one branch the plant has. Beautiful yellow with red ones. And today … Read more
I think we are adjusting to the Spanish timetable regarding food pretty well. In Spain lunch is the main meal of the day. It is served between 2 and 4 pm. In most restaurants and cafes you can have a menú del día for 10€ over here.We either go out for a menu or we … Read more