Now just to make all of you ingleses quite sick with envy I can tell you that the weather here in Bollynuevo is just fabulous with temperatures in the upper 20s. I actually put a foot in the pool yesterday and at just under 18deg it was good for paddling - but not a lot more.
On Saturday we decided to adventure forth to the Leroy Merlin/Carrefoure shopping complex to the north of the city. Having eschewed the 5.70 Euro motorway charge in favour of the cheaper mountain route we proceeded into the centre of town and out along the main Boulevard towards the A30 motorway. After a little detour via other housing/commercial estates we eventually found the place and were quite impressed with the stores available, including a McDonalds and Burger King eatery. Life just doesn't get better does it?
Leroy Merlins is great - a French chain of DIY stores but slightly more expensive than B and Q. Oh the excitement of finding a little plastic folding tea table in white resin and a parasol for only 35.95 - 10 euros cheaper than the bazaar chino at camposol! We also found a bargain pressure washer to sweep away all the nasty saharan mud that came with last week's rainfall.
Then over to Carrefoure (has it got an e on the end? - who cares) to do some food shopping. Ha ha! It always starts off that way, just a kilo or two of potatoes, a box of Cornflakes and a bottle or two of Sauv Blanc. But these froggy supermarkets are cunning: they put everything your heart has dreamed of right by the entrance so you just have to have a look around to see if there's anything you need at a good price - and, amazingly enough, there always is.
On Saturday it was the electrical department that caught our eye and an own brand washing machine for 149 Euros - that's about £120 ish depending on the rip off currency rates and a bargain in anybody's money. So before we even got to the tatties and vinos the last available unidad was hoiked off to the Agila to sit in state in the car park. Then back in again to do what we came for...
The lavadora sat in the back of the car, with the umbrella, the plastic table and the karcher until Adam our local handyman could help daddy to get it out, almost collapsing at the knees as he made his maanly way backwards up the steps into the downstairs apartment. The machine in the kitchen upstairs is almost unreachable in the corner and fires like a machine gun cum howitzer during the spin cycle, so we decided that, for the new one, we would create a laundry corner in the apartment below. Adam diligently installed it by the sink unit and it quietly began its first wash cycle, without dirties as recommended in the manual. No leaks, no maschinengunfire, and a 1000rpm spin as sweet as a whisper. Bargain!
It was so nice yesterday that I then spent the afternoon (a) lazing on a lounger (b) drinking beer from the newly stocked downstairs fridge and (c) pressure washing the mankie loungers. The latter brought them up like new if perhaps a little rough to the touch as most of the shine came off under weather wear and water pressure. Still, certainly looks more hygienic. Just hope that the plastic is not too cooked or there'll be another Torrevieja incident with mummy going though the slats this time.
Doesn't get much better than that really and, as the sun is shining for all its might again today I am going to leave it there and top up the pink bits with tan....
On Saturday we decided to adventure forth to the Leroy Merlin/Carrefoure shopping complex to the north of the city. Having eschewed the 5.70 Euro motorway charge in favour of the cheaper mountain route we proceeded into the centre of town and out along the main Boulevard towards the A30 motorway. After a little detour via other housing/commercial estates we eventually found the place and were quite impressed with the stores available, including a McDonalds and Burger King eatery. Life just doesn't get better does it?
Leroy Merlins is great - a French chain of DIY stores but slightly more expensive than B and Q. Oh the excitement of finding a little plastic folding tea table in white resin and a parasol for only 35.95 - 10 euros cheaper than the bazaar chino at camposol! We also found a bargain pressure washer to sweep away all the nasty saharan mud that came with last week's rainfall.
Then over to Carrefoure (has it got an e on the end? - who cares) to do some food shopping. Ha ha! It always starts off that way, just a kilo or two of potatoes, a box of Cornflakes and a bottle or two of Sauv Blanc. But these froggy supermarkets are cunning: they put everything your heart has dreamed of right by the entrance so you just have to have a look around to see if there's anything you need at a good price - and, amazingly enough, there always is.
On Saturday it was the electrical department that caught our eye and an own brand washing machine for 149 Euros - that's about £120 ish depending on the rip off currency rates and a bargain in anybody's money. So before we even got to the tatties and vinos the last available unidad was hoiked off to the Agila to sit in state in the car park. Then back in again to do what we came for...
The lavadora sat in the back of the car, with the umbrella, the plastic table and the karcher until Adam our local handyman could help daddy to get it out, almost collapsing at the knees as he made his maanly way backwards up the steps into the downstairs apartment. The machine in the kitchen upstairs is almost unreachable in the corner and fires like a machine gun cum howitzer during the spin cycle, so we decided that, for the new one, we would create a laundry corner in the apartment below. Adam diligently installed it by the sink unit and it quietly began its first wash cycle, without dirties as recommended in the manual. No leaks, no maschinengunfire, and a 1000rpm spin as sweet as a whisper. Bargain!
It was so nice yesterday that I then spent the afternoon (a) lazing on a lounger (b) drinking beer from the newly stocked downstairs fridge and (c) pressure washing the mankie loungers. The latter brought them up like new if perhaps a little rough to the touch as most of the shine came off under weather wear and water pressure. Still, certainly looks more hygienic. Just hope that the plastic is not too cooked or there'll be another Torrevieja incident with mummy going though the slats this time.
Doesn't get much better than that really and, as the sun is shining for all its might again today I am going to leave it there and top up the pink bits with tan....
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