Strewth nearly the end of March already. The rains seem to have stopped and today is bright (a little sun) but in the northerly breeze it’s still quite chilly. We are not out and about today but I will be going down to Taberno to see if there is any mail and to get a new gas bottle from the petrol station. We had a very welcome letter today, from my cousin Peter and his wife Joyce, that was only posted on Saturday 24th March. They have just returned from what sounds like a world tour, what an experience they have had. Their letter must have missed the Spanish holding station and so came direct to us.
The house looks good in the morning light and we again missed the builders arriving this morning. It’s the SSS again (Spanish Sleeping Sickness), I’m trying not to feel guilty about it but it’s quite a strain. The builders are again working inside the house so that’s OK even though it’s frustrating not being able to watch them. We know that the plasterer must have now moved into the lounge because we can see the scaffold system that he stands on to do the ceiling across the lounge window. We do admire their eleven hours on site each day, but it’s still not fast enough for us.
Easter week here is one of the largest festival periods of the year (we are told). We are going to have to get clued up on all the activities and parades so that we don’t miss them. Apart from all the religious celebrations a chap told us yesterday that the youngsters get together in clapped out old cars and race along and around the rambla down in Albox. He said that it was quite a spectacle to watch on a nice day. I think that event will be on the rambla south of Albox and out towards Almanzora, but we need to find out when, if we want to go. We will consult with Mags and Allen to see what the best bits of it all are.