I was awake at 6.30am and enjoying the cooler morning temperature sitting on the terrace. It's the perfect time of the day!
Gradually, I was joined by my family, and Sophie said she wanted to iron some of her tops. She fetched the travel iron we'd brought and turned it on, but it didn't get hot. No matter how much we fiddled with it, it refused to get hot even though we knew it was definitely switched on. It was extremely frustrating!
As I had some things I also needed to iron, we had no choice but to ask our host, Marta, to bring one over, even though an iron had been listed on the amenities at the house. She replied that she couldn't bring it over today as it was at another house, and she'd drop it off tomorrow. We were speechless! Was she saying that there is just one iron between all the houses she rents out? Were we now going to make another family annoyed by nicking their iron?
At the moment, on this holiday, we seem to have some sort of drama going on every day! Whether it's an infestation of flies, the hottest June for Spain on record, a lack of laundry facilities, one of us falling over or problems with bills, we seem to be having an interesting time! As Sophie says, when something goes wrong, "It's for the blog!"
We gave up with ironing, I hung yet another wash out on the line, and we adjourned to the pool to cool off and relax!
Lunch was taken on the terrace again, and we enjoyed crusty bread sandwiches and a beer. Bliss! I could see clouds bubbling up on the horizon, but I don't think any thunderstorms are forecast, which is a shame. A good storm from our vantage point would be excellent!
We had a lazy afternoon relaxing by the pool, snoozing, reading and swimming. At 4pm, it was time to cool off properly, so we retreated inside, had showers and got ready to go out. The problem with the air-conditioning is that you forget how hot it is outside, and getting in the car is torture! I couldn't touch the steering wheel, it was so hot and initially, the aircon in the car blasted out hot air!
We parked in our usual place, and Keith and Sophie went to get a ticket. They were gone for ages, and I could see them talking to another couple, so I wandered over. The woman asked if I was local, and I said no, and she asked for help with their disabled badge. Sophie and Keith went to another pay point, and I chatted with the couple. It turned out they were from Melton Mowbray, not far from Northampton! They had also driven from the UK and had been together for nearly 60 years. They were such a lovely couple! Sophie, while getting our parking ticket, bought one for them, and they were really pleased!
We said goodbye, wished them a safe journey home and popped into the treasure trove of a shop opposite again, this time to buy Keith a shoe horn! They had everything you needed (and stuff you would never imagine you'd need!) stuffed into a shop that was crammed full!
We walked slowly down to the front, had a look at the menu for Ca'l Galan (for our last night on Wednesday) and had a drink at Ultramar. We sat in the shade, and I asked for a bottle of mineral water to go with my Aperol Spritz.
We sat and chatted for an hour and then made our way to La Tagliatella. On the way, Sophie and I went to see if the art shop was still open, which had been featured on A New Life in the Sun, and we saw the man talking to a customer. I spotted some beautiful prints in the window!
We sat inside at La Tagliatella, right by the window, so we could look out over the sea. Our waiter was lovely, albeit slightly hesitant and timid, bless him. We ordered a sharing platter of cold meats and cheese, and fried tortellini. For our main courses, I chose the Bolognese sauce with tagliatelle, and Keith chose the same sauce with meat ravioli. Sophie opted for the Ragu Antico with campanelle pasta.
The starters disappeared in a trice, and the food was delicious. I have to say that my Bolognese sauce was good, if a little sweet, but (not blowing my own trumpet!) the sauce I make at home is better! We had so much left over, our waiter boxed it up for us to take home for dinner tomorrow night!
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| The wine - a local red and a mix of grapes |
As there was chocolate fondant on the menu, I was forced to have this for dessert while Sophie chose Tiramisu. My fondant was on a par with the dessert I had in Chateauneuf-du-Pape!
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| Look at the ooze on that! |
We paid the bill, gave our hesitant waiter a nice tip and walked slowly back to the car in the humid heat. Back at the house, we sat on the terrace for a while, and then it was time for bed!
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