Today we got a late start once again due to my lack of sleep last night. Anyway we had a traditional Spanish breakfast and were on our way. There was a lot of construction which caused our gps to reroute us in circles over and over again. Being a Saturday and going downtown didn’t help the situation. Finally we went far enough away that we found a parking space. While trying to figure out the meter system we were offered help from an older man who communicated ...

Today was a trip to nearby Mijas . It is between where we’re staying and Malaga where we flew in. It’s up in the mountains and quite beautiful with sweeping views of the Mediterranean and Africa. Unfortunately the weather was overcast so no Africa view. We walked through ancient churches which had been carved into the rock, neighborhoods with narrow streets, and the central square which had shops for the tourist and a restaurant, one of many where we had a la...

Well we arrived and are tucked safely in our villa. Rough day. I didn’t sleep all night and we left for the airport at 5:30 am not that it mattered to me. The flight was on TAP which we flew on to Lisbon, it was a newer plane and very clean, this one while not dirty, I sure wouldn’t call it clean. They did offer a very cool morning snack however, sealed plates of cheese, walnuts, raisins and a chocolate chip granola like crisp cookie. We landed uneventfully a...