Last Saturday was Eileen's birthday, and we were invited to join her for a picnic at Africa's shack (chiringuito). This is one of her (and our) favourite spots in the world, with its view of the bay, boats, Lobos and the mountains. Centre of attention to start was - of course - one of the huge tuna caught so regularly on the Sina Maria 3 under the skilled eye of Chris the Fish (Eileen's partner). We took Ruth's tortilla espanola, chorizo and local cheese.Then came the cake! She said the only cake she would want on her birthady would be her own, and it does have to said that Spanish (like Greek) cakes tend to disappoint on the eating front. So we shared this very scrummy chocolate and strawberry number from Eileen's kitchen, whence now come quite a lot of celebration cakes for ex-pats and others in the know.
She also makes quiches, pies, interesting preserves and phenomenal chocolates - described as making Thorntons taste like Cadbury's! (0034) 651331627 for orders and info!
The weather was kind that day after a bit of nonsense. On Ruth's recent Thursday shows the reports were:
- March 4th: Hot but strong wind
- March 11th: Lovely, then a sudden shower
- March 18th: Calima that lasted until Eileen's birthday!
- March 25th: Beautiful
We haven't seen much of the calima since we moved to winter-only residence. This early one was not too bad really, and was mercifully not followed by the locust clouds that sometimes occur after a bad one. To learn more about this Canarian weather phenomenon click here!