Costa del sol

Ola.  Thought I would do a quick catch up post now we have free wifi:-). 

Friday morning 4 am saw us at the airport waiting for our flight to Malaga, our friends had arrived at our house at about 3:30am and my hubby drove them to the airport, its only a couple of miles from our house. By the time he returned my daughter in law had arrived to take us, we had checked in online but still had to queue to get rid of our baggage, so that was no quicker! The flight left right on time, 6am, by this time the wind was whipping up and gusting straight across the runway so we knew we were in for a bumpy take off, goodness me it was rough! We continued to have turbulence for the first hour before it settled down, the rest of the flight went quite smoothly. We arrived at our hotel around 10:40am and after a quick unpack we had a nice walk to get our bearings and find some milk for a cuppa later on.  This is the view from our balcony, we are on the 5th floor.

It was very warm and very sunny so I couldn't get a brilliant shot.  

This is looking down over the pool area towards the sea.

The hotel is much better than we expected, outside it looks typical concrete block but inside is very nicely appointed and the rooms are very comfortable and very clean :-). Also the food is excellent with a good choice and as much as you like.  It was about 10:30pm when we finally went to sleep, I was shattered as I didnt go to sleep on Thursday night at all.

Saturday.......after a delicious breakfast we headed out for a bit of exploring, we had seen a signpost for a park at the back of the hotel, as we all like gardens we went and had a look......it was wonderful, we spent all morning in there, stopping now and again to sit in the warm sun and admire the views.

By 1:30 we were hungry and needing a long cold drink, so we headed back to the promanade where we had seen a lovely cafe serving Pizza chips and 2 beers for €9.95, it was yummy!

By the time we had eaten and walked down the beach back towards the hotel it was getting on for 4:30pm.  Time for a rest as 6:30 was Sangria time :-) and evening dinner 7pm, again it was delicious! We sat out on the balcony and had a cuppa and a natter until 9:30 then it was time to chill out in bed!

The weather forecast for the rest of the week is looking very good, I just wish I could send you some of this spanish sunshine....  I hope its not too cold or windy for you at home.

Back soon

Take care

Karen xxx