Still here!

Another Wednesday, another hot week, and more to come.  I'm sure August used to be cooler than July but every year is different and the locals always say 'this isn't normal' so we don't know really what is normal weather.   Today has been 30 again but overcast and that brings up the humidity levels which makes it sticky.  Same for tomorrow then clear but hotter over the weekend.  Oh well, by January or February we'll be longing for the summer to come around.

Apart from the local shopping and market day for vegetables and fruit, we haven't been out much.  Our neighbours are here for the summer so we have children and noise and dogs barking next door.  Saturday night they invited us to join them and their friends from Yator for a barbeque / tapas / drinks.  No specific time, just come around when you hear the noise.  About 9pm cars came up and people were chatting, that's when we went round.  15 adults, 5 children and a couple of dogs.  Not Monty and Pip, we left them at home in the garden.  Good practice for our Spanish that night, and it's surprising how much more fluent - or confident - you become after a glass or two of wine.  We left them to it at 2am,  Antonio was just turning up then having been out hunting jabali.   No idea what time it all ended, didn't hear cars or anything once my head hit the pillow.

Unfortunately,  dogs don't understand late nights or maybe it's because they sleep all day in the shade, whatever, they were up and about, bright eyed and bushy tailed at 7 the next morning.  Strangely, John never hears these early morning  'I need a walk" woofs.  But it is a nice time of day, cool and quiet.  The only person out at that time of the morning was Antonio and he'd had an even later night than us, but it was his watering day and at this time of year you make the most of the water that is yours.