Madam isn’t up to the beach today, so we have a short walk after breakfast before heading down to the hotel pool. We are just getting comfortable when there's a loud crack from the other side of the pool as an extremely large man lowers himself onto a sun bed. The front end gives way … Continue reading Puerto del Carmen
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Gibraltar
“I want to see the monkeys,” Madam tells me one morning. We are still in Málaga, and I don’t even know if it has a zoo, or indeed any wild animals larger than a pigeon with attitude. “No, not in a zoo. In Gibraltar.” Gibraltar and I have something of a history. That sounds like … Continue reading Gibraltar
Portugal
It is a little before 7am and Madam is poking me awake. “Come on, wake up and go and make some tea! It’s packing day!” “Packing day?” I say. “Yes, get a move on, we are going to Portugal tomorrow.” ‘We are? Oh.’ I say. There isn’t anything useful I can add to that statement … Continue reading Portugal