Hole in one

6th April

Very overcast today and with a biting onshore breeze.  It is also Good Friday and therefore we are killing time until the Ecumenical service at the local catholic church.  Whomever had the bright idea to put children’s play parks at every 200m or so throughout the resort should be knighted.  We spend some time learning to grapple the fireman’s pole and watching Grannys in their Sunday best parading along the pavement round the bay.  Following the service which was evidently cobbled together in part Spanish and part English we make our way back to the apartment for lunch.  We need a new plan for the afternoon.  We settle on Mini Golf.  The children are very excited.  We pay for 18 holes.  There is a serious risk that given our expertise at golf we will end up being here after dark!  As it happens we only lost one ball in the waterfall and after coaching Luke that it is not necessary to break the world record yardage at a single stroke we let some people go in front and find a rhythm.  Emma seems to have quite a natural knack for putting, Luke turns on the tiger for the 17th and gets a hole in one.   You couldn’t put a name to the ecstasy written on his face.   Suffice to say we stopped recording the score with the tiny pencil and paper.
Looking for somewhere to eat tonight turned into a longer adventure than planned.  It is quite difficult to find a restaurant that doesn’t cater for the British appeal for loads of meat and beer.  The beehive or La Colemina is a good spot with a reasonable selection of meals.  We have a swordfish, a lasagne, escalope and Spanish omelette and mix it up a bit between the children.  Luke doesn’t like swordfish after all 🙂
It is quite late but we cannot put the children to bed because Luke is reading “Chester’s back” to Susie and they are incapable of getting past the middle without collapsing into fits of laughing.  It is the best noise!

2 Replies to “Hole in one”

  1. Hi folks,
    Eroski – it’s a company based in the Basque region, hence the odd name. Goodness knows what it means – probably the same as Co-op, as that’s what it is.
    La Colmena – a colemina is an endangered occupation.
    Look out for the novel by that name written by Cela: available in translation.
    Pleased the hols are going well and the golf swings. Any Holy Week activity?
    You’re lucky with the weather – my sister in law in Andalucia reports endless showers and cold air.
    Happy Easter to you all
    Love Chris & Marian

    1. Hiya

      Yes no rain so far. A sometimes biting onshore wind!

      We did Good Friday here yesterday and will be back to Church tomorrow for the Spanish mass for Easter

      Happy Easter

      Love Phil and the crew xx

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