In Ronda I was sleeping on the couch in the living room and on our first night did not have a good nights sleep. Having to keep the windows open to keep the room cool let all the noise from the street below in. At one point I went up to sleep on the terrace for an hour. By two am the noise had died down sufficiently to get some sleep. At 9:45am I was awoken by the church bell. As to why this particular time has been agreed as acceptable by the local residents I ...

Today was our earliest start at 07:00 to ensure we were able to catch the 08:30 bus to La Leina. Allen & Ellen took all the luggage in the car. Walking across the border was very easy and fun going across Gibraltar airport. We all met up in the main square at 10:30 for breakfast. Allen, Ellen, & Stefan trying full English breakfasts. Served by no less than seven different people the service was very poor. Following breakfast we took a cable car ride up t...

Our last day in Marbella was spent at a relaxed pace. Once again sunbathing dominated activities. The sea refreshing us after last nights shenanigans. We had settled into a lovely routine of sunbathing, late afternoon snack before heading out for a late dinner. As visitors to Spain are well aware the use of the word late only applies to our Anglo/American eating times. The old town was very busy as we searched for somewhere to eat. Allen had read about a certai...

AJ & David were still feeling the affects of their journey from California & were unable to get up till after 13:00. By this stage the rest of us had headed down to the beach for some more sunbathing & frolicking. When they did join us, Amanda and Stefan organised a paddle boat with a slide on for an hour. Everyone had lots of fun but I only went down the slide once as I was dubious about its safety. The ladder shook violently with every step and it w...

The majority of our first day was spent on the beach sunbathing. The beach was busy as expected but we still found space for us to gather near the marina. Stefan, Amanda & I grabbed some tapas in Tiger Bay, a bar overlooking the marina and promenade. Before dinner we made use of the hot tub on the deck of the apartment. Allen had scouted out a tapas restaurant on the same street as the apartment. No one was quite prepared for the fast paced tapas that ensue...