Dining outdoors wearing short sleeves in December

Friday was seven days until Christmas Day, one week to go exactly, and we enjoyed a lovely afternoon meal outside in the sun. We had returned to El Faro Restaurant in Villaricos (see http://50shadesofsun.com/?p=932 for our first visit there) for its superb Menú del día (Menu of the Day) that offers an amazing salad platter …

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Stunning Mojácar and a date to remember

Yesterday, Sunday, started off with an overcast sky. Despite it being December, it was the very first really cloudy sky Lisa ad I had seen since we arrived here in Spain. But, before you smile too much, I should point out that the sun did come out in time for us to enjoy a siesta-timed …

Around and about

So many of you have been asking about the environment here in our part of Spain that I thought that I had better answer your questions in a post. Our home is in the province of Almeria in southern Spain, between Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca but, thankfully, nowhere near the popular tourist destinations. …

Two days to go until we head for better weather

Dateline: 24th October 2015.  It’s a cold, wet and quite miserable Saturday in what passes for autumn in North Wales; actually, not only here but across the UK generally the weather outlook is no better, In fact, yesterday a storm warning was in place for this weekend and into next week and, although nothing at all …

It’s summer? Really? Where is the sun?

Do you get fed up with news reports claiming that this, or next, month is set to become the hottest July, or whatever, since records began? If so, you are just like me. You see, it is not only the weather that irritates me with so-called summers having too much rain, overcast skies even when …