Christmas in Calpe

You woud think that with a collective age of 370 years + the gang of 6 could manage to get some things right for our festive dinner this year but hey - where's the fun in that?

Now to protect the embarrassment of all concerned, no names will be mentioned in this week's blog so you can decide for yourselves who did what!

It all started when a well known German supermarket advertised pineapples for 79 cents. Not realising that 79 cents was a price per kilo the purchaser chose the largest that they could find. Then came the problem of what to do with a pineapple that could feed a whole campsite (and one that cost a great deal more than 79 cents!). OK we'll make a trifle to accompany the Christmas pudding for Chistmas Day. Has anyone tried to make a trifle with fresh pineapple and jelly? In simple terms - it don't work. So amongst great hilarity, a lot of syphoning off of a gooey liquid, a trifle was created and very good it was too and as you can see in the picture it did look "normal" but for the gang of 6 the saga of the trifle will be with us for evermore.

Harry did go into the sea on Christmas morning and you'll have to take my word for it as the pictures look very similar to the ones that were taken last year. We had a very enjoyable Christmas day, lots of laughter, an abundance of good food and of course the odd glass of vino and as you can see some folk got dressed for the occasion.

We have had one overcast day when we retreated into the awning and caught up on some reading but in the main it has been wall to wall sunshine with very acceptable temperatures.

Today is the day before New Year's Eve and as I write this we are sitting (or in Harry's case) lying on the beach listening to the waves crashing on the shore, children nearby are playing in the sand and the cafe bars along the sea front are full of diners or those just enjoying a brandy with their coffee.

Who knows what the New Year will bring? Last year we had a new addition to the family - Lily, and a very welcome addition she is too. To all our grandchildren (in age order) Ben, Loren, Afie, Sophie, Louie and 9 month old Lily we wish you all a very Happy New Year. Those sentiments are also extended to the rest of the family and all our friends.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

So, that's it all over for another year. Harry and I chose to spend it 'quietly', having first gone out to dinner at a nearby restaurant. The following day was spent 'very quietly' but we were fighting fit to attend the camp invitation for drinks and tapas at the swimming pool on the 2nd January.

 Was it the sun, the Rioja or the madness of the moment? The water looked so inviting, so to our fellow campers amazement, Harry, our next door neighbour, Maria, and myself slipped away and arrived back suitably attired in our swimsuits and went for a swim. Needless to say, the water was very cold and 2 lengths of the pool was all that we could or wanted to manage. We did receive a great deal of applause and a coffee and brandy was waiting for of us when we climbed out (thank you Roy).

So until next week when we will try and amuse you with our mad antics.

Adios

Kath and Harry xxx