Our casita has been ideal for the walks and the ease of exercising the dogs but the nights have been really cold. The wood fire has been smokey and both of us have suffered from chesty bugs which has made us reluctant to light it. So it has not been as cosy as we would have liked and we still have 2/3rds of the wood pile left!! The main house is lovely but we now understand that Vilja doesn't really bother with trying to get rentals for the casita in the winter, hence it is not as organised or kitted out as one would like. However, we have really enjoyed our stay here and have grown very fond of the mad landlady who has lived life to the full and other than short term memory loss is still living it that way. The dogs have taken to her and she now baby sits for us when we go out for the day.
The countryside round here is beautiful and whilst we have been here for 4 weeks we haven't seemed to find the time to explore it fully. A definate regret.
One thing that has been a big surprise is the lack of English speakers in the shops and restaurants especially when you consider that there are a large number of ex pats here. But it reminds us how lazy we Brits are. I am now taking my dictionary every where I go and trying harder! The restaurants are true spanish and vary from offering a tapas lunch for 8 Euros for two including wine, to a more sophisticated version at 30 euros for two. Much of what we eat here though we would never have at home which makes it special. We move out on Saturday and we are both dreading reversing the big van through the very narrow gates, out onto the very lopsided rubble path and then reversing it all the way back down the lane onto the road. I for one am having a large slug of Din's sloe gin before we start, and I expect my husband will be joining me! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Location:Jimena de la Frontera
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