On the boardwalk

Yesterday we had another cloudy start to the day which was welcomed by Hugh who was up early for a cycle ride. Fortunately the clouds cleared before we set out for a walk along the seafront at Torrelemata.

Pam and I had walked along the boardwalk that stretches from Torrelemata to La Mata itself in February. We'd called at the tapas bar at the La Mata end for lunch and had the place to ourselves.

Yesterday though the combination of Easter holidays and some fine sunshine meant that the beach was well populated but not over crowded as it will be in August.

The tapas bar had plenty of customers both inside and out on the terrace. The buzz of lively chatter made it feel more Spanish than it did in February. We are pleased to say that the standard of the food was just as good as we had remembered. So we spent a leisurely couple of hours eating spicy sausage, pork, fish accompanied by potatoes, Russian salad and fresh bread.

We drove back towards Guadamar and took the road to Los Montesinos. Ten minutes down the road the heavens opened and we experienced the first downpour we've had here for months.

When we got back to Bigastro though everywhere was dry so the rain was obviously local. This morning it is very overcast, not what we had expected so we will need to take our umbrellas on the way to the market.