Out to lunch

We rose a little earlier today and this meant I had a chance to chat with Terry Mills, father of Sue Brown who owns Finca Manolo.   I got the low down on the cats and I was 50% correct with their names.   The tabby is called Tibby!   Terry comes up from his house every morning to feed the moggies.   He is a retired TV engineer from Bristol.   He and his wife, Eileen, came to Spain to be closer to their daughter.   They love it because the Spanish people are so much nicer than the Brits at home.   Smiles and politeness are prevalent.

After breakfast, Pauline and I drove to the Eroski Hypermarket to top up our food supply.   Pauline pushes her wheelchair until she is tired or in pain.   Then she sits in the chair whilst I continue with the shopping.   When she is rested she gets up and sets off, picking up things we need along the way.   We got everything, checked out and then loaded the car.   She was planning to go back into the building that houses Eroski etc. for a cup of coffee.   However, when I gave her the option of stopping by Lake Vinuela for lunch, she jumped at it.

When we drive back to base it involves passing the huge Lake Vinuela which is an important water source for the area.   As you drive you discover on your right a lay by with two restaurants.   Last time we stopped it was to sample the food at "Camping Vinuela" and felt it was rather noisy and basic.   This time we parked outside the other restaurant and sat down on their balcony overlooking Lake Vinuela.   We had Sangria followed by chicken in a sauce of almonds & mushrooms for Pauline and swordfish in white wine for me.   It was excellent and only cost 30 euros.   After this we drove home and rested.   he weather today has been cloudy but warm.

This evening we cooked seafood pasta which was very tasty.   We couldn't eat it all because we could still feel full from lunchtime.   Tomorrow's weather is still a little off so we decided we shall visit Cordoba again.   Not far from the Mezquita (old mosque) is a garden area which is supposed to be beautiful and peaceful.   We shall give it a try.   The Mezquita is a wonderful place.   It is the oldest and largest in Europe with over 800 red and white arches.   In the middle is Cordoba's cathedral!   It is a sensational success in terms of merging two places of worship for Islam and Christianity.