Sounded v windy when I woke up in the night. Might even have been the wind that woke me. This morning Ronda has battened down everything that can be battened and is under siege. We have arranged a later checkout. We ain’t going anywhere this morning. Might even go back to the spa. We were the only ones in it last night. This is very much contingent on them having found my swimming trunks and put them somewhere for safekeeping. When I nipped there this morning there was no sign of them but the receptionist doesn’t arrive until ten so will pop back then.
Today’s destination is not so sunny Gibraltar. Wind speed is currently 36mph according to the meteorologico officio of GB dropping to 27mph just before we check out. Some parts of Espana are seeing 110mph gusts. Quite dramatic ere.
Looked at our cctv but no sign of bad weather at home. However the night before last one of THG’s blue pyramid shaped plant climbers dramatically fell over (the’s just me applying a bit of artistic license there). Whether it was animal action or wind we shall have to wait to find out as the lake cam is not connected to tinterweb.
Took some care over the packing this morning as I have a bottle of brandy, olive oil, vinegar and sherry to take home. We ain’t far from Jerez here and the sherry was decanted into a spare bottle from a big container. The guy banged a cork in and sawed the exposed end off with a knife. V cool. Was v nice sherry.
Looks like the swimming trunks are a lost cause btw. The receptionist at the spa couldn’t find them and suggested I ask the hotel reception but they had already suggested I ask at the spa. Ah well. Never mind. They were old and owed me nothing. THG said there would be an M&S at Gib where I could source another pair. Mind you I have said M&S ain’t my kind of shop anymore. Seehowitgoze.
So now we have some spare time on our hands…