Sunshine and blue skies- tempting fate again?

It was a sun umbrella day  the next day,  but as the day wore on the clouds became hazy and then thicker and on the morning of the 5th we woke to thick cloud.  In fact we were in the cloud for most of the morning.   Normally we can see down to Yátor,  up to Mecina and once we get up to the ermita we can see across to the cemetery at Yegen.   But not on mornings like that!  Damp in the air,  moisture because we were walking in the clouds, not rain.

The next morning there was frost on the ground, although we had a  lovely a sunny day later on.  So 3 days of un-spring-like weather with no need for any woodburner at night,  then sunny but cooler,  and now....

back to sunshine and it's  been almost 20 again today.   And again, no need for a fire.

Yesterday we were out,  first to the ITV center for the Polo's annual test -  the Polo's date is in February and we took it then but instead of the usual 'yes it's passed and here is your sticker for the windscreen'  we had a 'sorry but you need 2 new tires and there is a problem/bit of work needed with something underneath'.  Not being mechanical it meant nothing to me,  something to do with a stabilising bar,   but it meant we couldn't drive it till it was sorted and retested.  We had 2 months in which to do the work,  then a re-test which is free.  So home via the mechanic who read the paperwork and said ' a bit of welding,  no more than 15 or 20 euros, plus tires,  maybe 200 altogether'.  We couldn't leave the car then,  no way to get home, but took it back a few days later for work to be done.  Pleasantly surprised when we collected it as the 'bit of welding'  actually needed a new part,  and even with the tires the total cost was only €170.

So yesterday we went for the re-test,  but we had gone early and had spare time so stopped for coffee and tostada in Torvizcon about half way there.  It's one of the white villages set in the hillside of this region,  and although it looks pretty and inviting, we have never stopped there apart from filling up with petrol.  But yesterday we ate breakfast outside in the sunshine, 

the view from our breakfast terrace

coffee, toast and homemade jam for 2 = €3.60

ITV done and passed  :)  we went first to Salobreña for some shopping then to Motril for a quick McD's lunch and a bit more shopping.

These photos of Salobreña are of the 'new' part, 

 but up in the background you can just make out the old Castle of the old original part of town, now with a crane doing some work.  How they got it up there beats me, the streets of the old part are so narrow! 

The beach stretches for miles,  not many people on the beach yet,  although the restaurants were busy.