A couple of days ago I got a call from my friend Paloma telling me she’d just arrived in Zahara and was going to be here for awhile so we should get together. I met Paloma through Agustín and she was also my student for awhile. She’s a bit older than me and is the mother of my favourite chatterbox, Bosco, who is going to be coming to Zahara today. But I am getting ahead of myself…

Yesterday evening I got a call from Paloma asking if I wanted to meet for a cervecita, and of course I said yes. I was particularly interested in going to a nearby rooftop bar to watch the sun set whilst enjoying a cocktail, so that’s where we went (I’m totally comfortable going out to eat alone, but going to a bar alone … not so much).  And it was lovely. I not only got to enjoy the sunset, but it was the first time I’d actually talked to someone  in person, other than waiters, since last Friday. And we had a great time. I hadn’t seen Paloma in ages and it was great to catch up and also just hang out together.

Of course, after our cocktails, Paloma made me go out and eat fabulous seafood with her. We went to a place next to the rooftop bar and had some very tender & crispy fried calamares as well as some grilled tuna with tomatoes. And talked and talked and talked.

Bosco called while we were having our cocktails and said he wanted to get together with me too. And today I might go into the village with Paloma (in her car) as she has stuff to do there. As I discovered on Monday, doing that walk in the midday sun is NOT fun. Afterwards she is going to come over and help me with Mini, because I’ve been having a terrible time trying to clean her eyes … they are all infected and full of pus and I’m supposed to clean them every day and give her eye drops, but the darn thing just won’t let me. Mini may be small but when she doesn’t want to be held she squirms  around almost as well as Azar (aka Tasmanian Devil), and so I will really appreciate Paloma’s help with that.

So it seems that I am no longer on holiday ALONE.  🙂