Autumn update

Doesn't time fly!   Now we are into autumn colours,  the leaves are turning into different shades of yellow and gold and rusty brown shades.  But most days the weather is still warm and although I haven't swum since the end of September it's still warm enough for visitors to enjoy.

Our family from Paris has been visiting recently,  with the addition of a 3 month old now,  on their first day here,  we went to La Videña restaurant in Ugijar where a drink with a tapa is 2 euros,  it makes a nice leisurely lunch and not too filling.

fajitas mexicano y tomate aliñado

Bacon con queso y Sherigan de pate

Samuel is enjoying looking around - Elliott is keeping an eye on him.

And so on to Cadiar for the Feria,  we only went in on the Friday for Elliott to enjoy the ball park and the bouncy castle while we had wine at the fuente and pinchos at the food stalls.

A few days later we went down to Salobeña for a day on the beach plus lunch and dinner and an overnight stay at the Hotel Avenida Tropical,  where we have been quite a few times and never been disappointed.  This time we  had a lovely courtyard outside our room,  ideal late in the evening for a glass of wine.

First to the beach...

Busy isn't it!!  Apparently the water was warm enough, Mat and Elliott were both in splashing around.

Then for lunch at Chiringuito Casa Emilio - again somewhere we have eaten more than a few times over the past 13 years and always enjoyed.

Obvious no?  the view from our table to the sea.

My house salad starter

John's seafood soup

House white wine

Mat and Airi's paella

John's rape (monkfish) grilled

My rape en salsa (sauce of tomato and almonds)

Much later that day we all stopped for drinks and tapas before going out for dinner. 

John's G+T plus my wine

Our tapas

And then last of all we went for dinner.  But by then I'd forgotten to take pictures except of the amazing plate of food of mine.  Spicy prawns.  Sounds so simple but just look at the carrot and cucumber decoration.  Fresh prawns, crunchy veg,  nothing orange and artificial tasting about the sauce - wonderful.   As was everyone else's food but I was too busy enjoying mine for photos.