On the Road Again!

So once we rejoined the A7 we thought maybe one last visit to La Cala. This time we parked in the Main Street and walked through to the ice-cream parlour. First job was to top the car up. The Aygo needs to be returned as empty as possible. And we were down to the last flashing bar (of six) on the gauge. Not knowing what this will give us, I put in €5 worth. The car must be doing 40mpg if not more, so 3.5 litres put in should give plenty of miles to get back to the hire office at lunchtime tomorrow. In the centre is the Arab Tower. Built like many along the coast as watch towers. Our last dinner is back at El Bombo. Calamari and chips and a salad. An appetiser of bread and garlic mayonnaise. The waitress brought us a sardine each "on the house". Very nice. Too full to walk! Once we have finished we have the walk back to the apartment to pack and maybe get a few minutes of the England game on TV. Up early tomorrow.

Had a late night last night and so struggled to get up when the alarm went off at 08.30 for us to get into Malaga at a reasonable hour. Oh well, leisurely breakfast and more kindle! The maid arrived just as we were getting ready. Really nice girl and we had a chat about the Fiera which is this week in Fuengirola. Me in pigeon Spanish helped on by her fluent Spanish of course! Still it was fun. Once Paul was ready we Aygo'd off in the direction of Fuengirola and ended up in the hills at Mijas.   It was not too busy and we found a parking space fairly easily.  Had a coffee in the cafe close by and while Paul was paying I strolled over to the leather shop next door; 15 minutes or so later after trying on several jackets, aided by a very willing salesman, and encouraged by Paul, I left with a lovely brown leather jacket.  I was offered the choice of a "free" leather purse on my way out!! We did the tour of Mijas admiring the view, stroking the donkeys and avoiding any mo...