Aftermath of Storms
Weekend - 22nd/23rd September
The weather during the weekend was great after the rains of Friday – cloudy in the mornings but the sun burning through in the afternoons. According to the local paper headline “Chaos as storms and hail batter Spain”, more than 200 litres per square metre of rain fell on Nerja (just up the coast) , the equivalent of 5,000 litres of water on the roof terrace alone if the same amount had fallen here, so it was no wonder the drain struggled, albeit with lesser rain.
Apparently, hailstones the size of golf balls damaged cars and roofs in Marbella and Coin, with an estimated 1500 vehicles damaged and 30 people injured.
Spent most of Sauurday in Fuengirola going to the market and posting the blog. The Swedish wifi internet café was closed, but managed to find a locutorio allowing wireless laptops.
Also spent a relaxing Sunday, having a long walk round the town and noting changes. Calle Iglesias is to upgraded as the oldest street in Alhaurin, as the main road up to the church, and another little park at the top. Work has commenced on the upper stretch, with the road up and houses supplied with water by large piped looping between the houses.
I also came across a vending machine with a difference….selling live fish-bait …..I think one of the signs on it said it was awaiting patent, so it must be quite new……wonder if they will catch on in the UK, as angling is supposed to be the biggest sport in the country ??
Treated myself to The Sunday Times @ 5€, and read for a couple of hours. I had hoped to watch the Rugby (Scotland v New Zealand), but was thwarted by the Chelsea – Manchester United game beamed in all the English and Spanish bars alike. Trying to follow the Rugby World Cup games here is very dispiriting, as the Spanish are just not into rugby….luckily the English bars show it when there is no football clashes.
One is also struck by the cultural differences on spending a Sunday afternoon….the Spanish sitting in large family groups drinking coffee and eating ice-cream outside, and the English tanking it up with lager, watching the football in smoke filled bars, followed by karaoke after the match……
The weather during the weekend was great after the rains of Friday – cloudy in the mornings but the sun burning through in the afternoons. According to the local paper headline “Chaos as storms and hail batter Spain”, more than 200 litres per square metre of rain fell on Nerja (just up the coast) , the equivalent of 5,000 litres of water on the roof terrace alone if the same amount had fallen here, so it was no wonder the drain struggled, albeit with lesser rain.
Apparently, hailstones the size of golf balls damaged cars and roofs in Marbella and Coin, with an estimated 1500 vehicles damaged and 30 people injured.
Spent most of Sauurday in Fuengirola going to the market and posting the blog. The Swedish wifi internet café was closed, but managed to find a locutorio allowing wireless laptops.
Also spent a relaxing Sunday, having a long walk round the town and noting changes. Calle Iglesias is to upgraded as the oldest street in Alhaurin, as the main road up to the church, and another little park at the top. Work has commenced on the upper stretch, with the road up and houses supplied with water by large piped looping between the houses.
I also came across a vending machine with a difference….selling live fish-bait …..I think one of the signs on it said it was awaiting patent, so it must be quite new……wonder if they will catch on in the UK, as angling is supposed to be the biggest sport in the country ??
Treated myself to The Sunday Times @ 5€, and read for a couple of hours. I had hoped to watch the Rugby (Scotland v New Zealand), but was thwarted by the Chelsea – Manchester United game beamed in all the English and Spanish bars alike. Trying to follow the Rugby World Cup games here is very dispiriting, as the Spanish are just not into rugby….luckily the English bars show it when there is no football clashes.
One is also struck by the cultural differences on spending a Sunday afternoon….the Spanish sitting in large family groups drinking coffee and eating ice-cream outside, and the English tanking it up with lager, watching the football in smoke filled bars, followed by karaoke after the match……
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