Spain - Day 14-15

Day 14 (Thursday) – our last day in Spain
Recognizing that Bonnisim had opened again and that it was our last day in Spain, we hiked back into town while Corey stayed back with a napping Caden. We gorged ourselves on the still-warm pastries with cappuccinos at the fountain square while the girls ran about with local children. Very relaxing.

(This woman gathered a lot of water from the square)

After our hike back, we of course had to swim…and read, and nap. Around 6pm we all headed into town to El Pateo yet again, this time to feed Lindsay and the kids the wonderful sword fish before Mikki, Scott, Corey and I went out to dinner on our own. We had a fantastic meal at La Fluenta. Sadly I was introduced to a new regional cocktail (?) much too late in the trip!

We were in bed by midnight after an anxious search for a man who ventured up to the house while Lindsay was home alone with the kids. He knocked at the door and said hello through the open window. Very scary! Thankfully it turned out to be the pool man arriving at an odd hour ‘_’

We departed for the airport for our venture home at 3am. Lily was devastated to have to go home. Luckily we were able to soothe her woes with a promise of a visit by Neema and Neepa when she got home : )

It was a wonderful wonderful trip!!!

[July 16, 2009]

Spain - Day 13

Day 13 (Wednesday)
This was declared a day of leisure! We spent the entire day doing virtually nothing other than swimming, swinging in the hammock, reading and napping. The day was made better by an incredible dish of seafood paella from Wilma, and another “show” from the fantabulous entertainers – Lily and Grace.

These shots really crack me up!

[July 15, 2009]

Spain - Day 12

Day 12 (Tuesday)
We started the morning with a hike into town for more yummy pastries and to start the Kidders on their hike to the castle. Sadly, Bonnisim was closed for 2 days ‘_’ So we headed to another little café for a breakfast of egg and ham sandwiches. We headed back for a swim and Kidders set off for the castle, which was also closed!

After lunch we cleaned up to drive to the coast and to pick up Lindsay from Morocco. While Corey headed to the airport, the rest of us enjoyed walking around Puerto Banus and eating one of the best cones of gelato I have ever had! It was a rather windy day and the kids loved watching the waves, and running around on a little patch of grass we found while waiting for Corey, Lindsay and Emily’s return.

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at an Italian restaurant set right on the street so we could gawk at the cars and the people!

[July 14, 2009]

Spain - Day 11

We had a leisurely morning today. We used some of our yummy bread to make French toast outside at the grill. It was wonderful! We spent some time by the pool before heading into town to meet the Kidders. It took a bit, as they were traveling without a map : ), but we got together eventually and headed straight to El Pateo for some much needed wine! Followed by an ice cream at the fountain of course!

We then enjoyed the pool - where Lily realized she could swim across the entire pool wearing water wings! What caused this epiphany? Watching Grace do it once! Micki was a Saint, as she accompanied Lily for her maiden voyage and became Lily's swim partner of choice for the entire trip '_'

While we enjoyed the pool, Wilma prepared our evening meal of curried-pineapple shrimp. Before dinner, the girls changed into their Flamenco dresses that the Kidders picked up along the way. We enjoyed a wonderful show : ) The girls were making up songs and dancing around. One of the lines of the songs was, “And I don’t believe you…” not sure where it came from, but was quite hilarious. Then Lily would put out her hand and say, “Stop the show! We have a problem!” and announce some difficulty with the “muk-sic” as she would say.

So with the wonderful dancing and fantastic food, we had a wonderfully relaxing evening. After the kids went to bed we lounged pool side and marveled at the stars…until Corey leaned on the stone wall with his hand and managed to find a bee!

[July 13, 2009]