Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Time out

Mayday is a public holiday. The huge building site on the hill above is silent today. A rainy morning, it persisted all the way when I drove Ann to Malaga airport after breakfast. I used the Express Parking facility to drop her off at departure level, Within a few minutes we were on our way again without having to pay for parking. A real motivation for precise timed access to collect or drop off a traveller. Her flight was delayed an hour and a half.

After a salad lunch, Clare went for a swim and I recorded the Ascension Day Morning Prayer texts I'd prepared. Then a walk to the senda litoral which took me as far as Playa Playazo and back. It's nearly 2km long with the mix of grey limestone sand and pebbles that prevails in this area. With water is very clear and shelves deeply, so not that attractive to families with children, so there's no competition for a place in the sun.

When I got back I worked on next Sunday's sermon while Clare cooked tuna with veg for supper. Then we walked up the hill to catch the evening sun before it disappeared below the far horizon. Clare collected a handful of pale lilac flowers which grow in abundance on the hillsides here. I think they are Asters of some kind. They now sit on the dining table in a tall drinking glass.

This evening for the first time since I arrived, I took out my Spanish novel, relaxed and read for an hour before bed.

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