Cooler and cloudy today. Clare added a mattress pad to the single bed I normally sleep in, and I had a more comfortable night. I can't recall trying this before. It gets stored away with temporary bedding, for use when we're a full house. Owain got up at three this morning for a taxi to Bristol Airport to take a six o'clock flight to Málaga. He's going to see his friends Jen and Ben, who have settled there to raise their kids. They both work from home and have bought a place to live there. We exchanged messages when he arrived. All had gone as planned. He told me that ALSA buses along the Costas use tap and pay, so there's no longer need to use the booking app unless you need to reserve seats or have mobility issues. It means you can just turn up and board the next bus with free seats. Just like the Cercania train lines into the city.
Housekeeping after breakfast a day later than usual. After exploring the google map of Nerja I established the location of the apartment Owain is staying in, out of curiosity. It's in a Verano Azul branded block a business that derives from a long running series about young people on holiday set in Nerja a dozen years ago. The block is on the main road near the top of the hill that leads down to Burriana Beach, a nice place to swim, which he's keen to do. I made lunch while Clare went out for some exercise, and slept for an hour after we'd eaten, before going for a walk myself.
After supper I watched a new six part Spanish series on Channel 4 Walter Presents called 'You Shall Not Lie', about the lives of families living in an idyllic wealthy coastal town impacted by a scandalous affair between a college teacher and one of her sixth formers. The dialogue is fast and scene switches happen so fast it's hard to keep up with who's who, but I find that I can follow the Spanish with fair understanding. Good practice for our trip to Catalunya in three weeks time. Two episodes was enough, then I read in Spanish for a while before bed.
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