Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy Christmas This morning we walked across the estepa to our nearest village Fernán Pérez, which looked biblical in the winter sunshine. Afterwards we went to Las Negras for our Christmas lunch – paella overlooking the beach. The temperature is … Continue reading →

Some sunny pics taken today to cheer up Christmas. This morning we parked near the Castillo de Rodalquilar and took a circular walk down to the beach, El Playazo and across to the Castillo de San Ramon. A lovely morning … Continue reading →

This morning dawn was beautiful heralding another glorious day. A soft mist formed as the sun started to evaporate the overnight due. Here are a couple of photos taken from our house. Later in the morning we walked along the … Continue reading →

Thursday is market day in Campohermoso, so today was the last one before Christmas. There seemed to be many more stalls than normal and the crowds were out in the glorious sunshine. As usual in Campohermoso, immigrants far outnumbered the … Continue reading →

It may be the shortest day of the year, but in Almeria the sun has been shining and although it is low and the shadows long, we managed 24C today. These photos were taken this afternoon during a circular walk … Continue reading →

The Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata is so large that there are many parts which we have yet to explore, and some places we have never heard of. This morning we went to the village of El Argamasón, of … Continue reading →

Digby has just finished hanging my paintings in the Hotel Cala Grande, Las Negras http://www.calagrande.es/. The exhibition is in the conference room opposite the restaurant and next to the bar. It is a bright open space and Digby has brought back … Continue reading →

They say it is difficult to find tradesmen in remote areas of Spain. Our generator has been playing up this week but fortunately we had been given the number of a mechanic who lives in the hippy commune, El Bornos, … Continue reading →

El Gallo, our cockerel, has always been quite a frisky bird. When we lived in the cortijo near Loja, on about six occasions he assaulted visitors when they walked up  the drive to our house, including an officer of the … Continue reading →

This morning was bright and breezy and we decided to walk from Genoveses beach towards Monsul and the Faro de Cabo de Gata. There were some spectacular views from the cliff path, but this is narrow and quite treacherous in … Continue reading →