Laundry day in Torre Del Mar

Fri 4^th April 2014

Big day today, Jo had shower and hair wash! Then laundry day! The sun is shining so a good day to strip the “cloud” (our name for the bed) and get the whites washed, the darks were done last night and are out on the washing line. We also purchased some plastic green cloth 3 x 4 metres to create our outside lawn and to keep the dirt down, which we put down. Sat outside enjoying the sun (Jo made leek and potato soup) reading our books till mid-afternoon and then got out the bikes to ride along the sea front. Watched a few locals playing Patenca (le boule) then cycled right along the seafront to the next village and watched the fishing boats come in, not sure what their catch is but they use nets out the back. Cycled back and stopped to watch the locals enjoying their walks along the front. Got back to the campsite and had our leftovers from last night. Movie night tonight I think but which one? Jo has added a photo of text msg from Jane in L’Estartit regarding yesterday’s blog ha ha! As todays blog is a bit short and boring for you, but not for us, I have decided to add a bit of “trivia” for you all. The game of Trivial Pursuit was created just up the road here in Nerja (you will remember Nerja Mum) by two Canadian journalists in 1980 who worked 18 hours a day thinking up the questions for their game, fuelled by San Miguel beer. They struggled to find investors but one who did was a local barman (who is now a millionaire ) The game went unnoticed for two years but once it did the money kept rolling in and is still one of  the biggest games ever invented.

Laying the lawn!

Washing day

Cuppa and a chapter

Patenca (Spanish bowls)