I drove to Benalmadena for this morning´s first Eucharist in bright sunshine. There were twenty nine people there, and at Los Boliches later there were fifty. This reflects the steady up-turn in the number of early spring holidaymakers, as did the increase of traffic on the coast road. This journey is likely to become slower as the weeks go on, and downright difficult to maintain punctuality in Semana Santa, five weeks time. Coupled to this is the arrival of holidaymakers with access to the closed car park that serves our building, taking up more spaces that they're entitled to, plus the on-street parking spaces all get taken, so it'll be a logistic challenge to turn up on time at St Andrews.
After lunch and a snooze, I drove up to Alhaurin to take part in a 'Songs of Praise' service, ably compèred by Gareth Marsh, the Baptist minister who is a member of the Chaplaincy ministry team. There were fifty people present, and we were blessed with mild evening and the absence of a wind. We had refreshments outside afterwards, by the light of the setting sun for half an hour before it disappeared behind the Sierra de las Nieves - a very pleasant experience - and I was home just before dark, testimony to the noticeable lengthening of days now taking place.
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