And the sun shone! Chloe was with us for 11 days. She had brought 12 academic books with her and had to spend a lot of time on her dissertation, so not much beach time, but she got the tan she was after, saw some good music and ate some good food - both out and at home. She came with us for the Friday night free music. We spent both nights listening at La Plaza, which has become a favourite tapas bar. This is behind the stage, but we could sit down, which was important after the injury! All the acts were excellent, especially Red House and The Brew (from Grimsby)! A charming incident was meeting there John and Dave :- old chums that we often meet only at airports, and who cook at Cordon Blue. They were full of the fact that they were just back from UK (Rochdale) where thay had got "married". Next day Ruth was on the prowl for suitable artwork for a card, and found it.
Our final week saw some lovely sunny weather, which brought out the boats, and indeed there was a small regatta in and around the harbour. Chloe left on the Wednesday, so we all went to the airport with Eileen and waited in the outdoor bar, roasting! We then had a few days to close down, although a policy decision has been taken that we will not normally let out the apartment, so there was less clearance and cleaning to be done, and we can store the bikes inside, All much more mellow than for previous departures! Bob caught "the cold" which meant no gym, and some missed goodbyes before we left on Sunday 17th. It was a good six months, with few problems, better weather and the two little breaks of GC and Goa. Nice!!
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