Summer, were you disappointed when you found out that you wouldn’t be able to attend our village school? Summer: Yeah, at first because I was(more…)
Year: 2012
School in Spain
After a fair amount of paperwork and documents, we were able to enroll Luie in the village school. Unfortunately, Summer is too old to attend(more…)
Walking along the rio
Written by Dave: On a Sunny Saturday afternoon, the family decided that we needed to do some more exploring. We had walked into campo (the(more…)
Hard to resist swimming!
Written By: Summer Some things are hard to resist, and for me that includes swimming. Even if it happens to be only 60 degrees(more…)
Calahonda Beach
This small beach is near the Balcon de Europa. It was a cloudy day, so we practically had the whole beach to ourselves. As usual(more…)
Grocery Shopping
In our little village we have little mom and pop food markets, but in the larger towns there are grocery stores. This is Carrefour,(more…)
Beautiful Ceramic Dishes
There are several shops that carry huge assortments of beautifully decorated hand painted dishes. Whenever I see them, I think of several members of my(more…)
Exploring and hiking
We have been exploring trails along the edge of the village. The owner of a local tapas restaurant recommended a trail along a creek, so(more…)
Fun in Fuengirola
Fuengirola is located on the beach, so it is expected that it is a touristy beach town. We were hoping for a sunny(more…)
Happy Thanksgiving
Written by Dave: Well, its Thanksgiving time again. This year we are spending it in Spain where Thanksgiving doesn’t exist. We decided that when in(more…)