Today we haven't moved from the house and spent most of the day reading or playing cards on the terrace. I thrashed Keith completely this morning at cards and he was not pleased! Sophie managed to read an entire book so that's how relaxed we were today. We sipped glasses of Cava and beer and it was lovely to stay at the house. The weather was gorgeous, with clear blue skies and hot sunshine. It was so hot that I used the Factor 50 sun cream I'd, fortunately, brought with us and I think I have a light tan on my face!
We didn't have breakfast as we were planning to eat the steak and vegetables we'd bought for lunch the other day. I parboiled the potatoes (for ages!) but they're not the Maris Piper we use at home so when I shook them they didn't go fluffy! Sophie cut up the sprouts and mushrooms and we roasted them in the oven as well. About half an hour before we were due to eat I added a bag of "onion rings" to the roasting dish and then I cooked the steaks over a high heat.
The potatoes had turned out well and the veggies Sophie had prepared were delicious. However, we discovered that the onion rings were actually squid rings! It was a great meal and I was relieved that we'd eaten the food we'd bought, especially as the steaks cost about 20 euros!
I opened the bottle of Jose Ferrer Crianza to go with the meal but both Sophie and I weren't keen at all. I then opened the Macia Batle which was slightly better and discovered it was an astonishing 14.5%!
As the sun sunk below the mountains we retreated indoors. Keith had a long nap and Sophie and I sat in the chilly dining room until we were forced into the warmer living room as well. Sophie suspects she has a cold and was feeling a little miserable today, poor thing. If I'm honest, we're missing the comforts of home and our central heating, carpeted floors and the cats!
Sophie was content to read this evening so I fetched my laptop and Keith and I watched a film, The Critic starring Ian McKellen, on Amazon Prime. I was hoping to be able to get BBC iPlayer but it's not available in Spain! We covered ourselves in blankets so we were lovely and cosy!
We're looking forward to tomorrow as it's market day in Pollensa and then we're booked for lunch at Stay in Puerto Pollensa! Bring it on!
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