February 2018
In February we have been to Spain -to be precise Nerja, 50 kilometers/31 miles east of Málaga- from the 16th to the 21st, both days not really included because our flights -Amsterdam-Málaga v.v. by Transavia- left late (to) and early (from) respectively. We visited an overwintering brother (in law) and his partner. A highlight was a visit to the Alhambra, the Moorish palace/fortress in Granada, situated north/north-east from Nerja.
This was our room. Another picture from the hotel site. They won’t mind we suppose, it’s a form of advertising, isn’t it? We had a great time together, even visited a third couple that own a holiday-bungalow at the island. It was still bitterly cold, mainly caused by the wind. The old hotel-building was not entirely wind-proof and completely unprotected. So you can imagine… (It has been the coldest February since decades.)
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Ice-skating (I)
We are told that the last time one could skate on the river was in 2010, a “flippin’” 8 years ago. This was Saturday the 3rd of March.
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Ice-skating (II)
It was even possible to skate underneath the bridge, which indicates the real low temperature (nearing -10°C) – especially during the night.
Yesterday, still Saturday the 3rd of March 2018, we enjoyed a burning wood-stove for the first time since, err, the beginning of 2016 – after we left Antwerp. The chimney had fallen victim to a storm last summer(!). Therefore we had to wait for the installation of a new chimney until last Friday. The burning stove was real magic. And the temperature a modest 23°C – no sweater needed!
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Thaw (I)
Early, very early, this morning skating was still possible. After that the sun, combined with a ‘high’ temperature (it really felt like spring all of a sudden), did its...
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Thaw (II)
...very effective job. Spring must be on its way. Inevitably. Bye for now – hope to publish a new blog again the first Sunday of April, being the 1st. (No joke.)
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