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sarah & matthew

30 Saturday Nov 2013

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sarah matthew
The POWER OF TWITTER strikes again! A couple of months ago my friend José Pizarro sent me a Twitter message asking if I could give his friend Sarah some help on her trip here, saying he knew I’d look after her well. And so I got in touch with Sarah by email and we made some plans, including meeting up on the evening she and her husband Matthew arrived (Friday) to take them on a tapas tour. And what a great time it was. We went to three bars and, as Sarah is doing research for a book on marmalage, I think it was especially fun for her to get a recipe from chef José María at our last stop La Azotea. So once again my life has been enriched by simply hanging out on Twitter and continuing to connect with people. Love it.

a weekend get-away!

13 Wednesday Nov 2013

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cadiz
I’ve been thinking about going back to visit Cádiz for ages as it’s one of my favourite cities and it’s been awhile since I was last there. The original plan was to meet my friend Victor @WeLoveMalaga for a day trip because he’s never been to Cádiz, but we’ve been planning this since July and so far haven’t been able to coordinate our schedules. So I decided just to go on my own but then thought I should take the opportunity to visit a well-known sherry bodega in nearby El Puerto de Santa María, which meant I would probably have to stay overnight in Cádiz. But then I got to thinking that I might need more time and so I am now staying one night each in El Puerto and Cádiz. I’ve even booked hotels!

El Puerto: Casa de Huéspeded Santa María
This first one is a rather quirky B & B, which I’m told is conveniently situated just a few metres from the bodega I want to visit. It’s also a few minute’s walk to where I’ll have to catch the hovercraft on Saturday morning that’ll take me to Cádiz (I could’ve taken the train but this looks like much more fun).

Cádiz: Hotel Argentonio
Peter is going to arrive in Cádiz by train around the same time as me and I’ve booked a room at this more traditional looking place, and I was assured that the rooms with two beds in them were extra big and apparently there’s also a balcony that looks out over the street and lets in lots of light. Peter has been back to Cádiz a couple of times on his day tours so he can show me a few places he’s discovered. But mostly I just want to wander around, visit the market and – of course – a few tapas bars. And Victor still may show up on Saturday too.

This will be the first time that Morcilla has been left on her own overnight with Loki and Luna, so I’m hoping that she’ll be okay. All the cats get on really well together but sometimes Loki doesn’t realise his own strength and plays a bit too rough. I know Luna will be fine, and I just hope that Morcilla is now big enough to hold her own if the big galoot gets too feisty.

I’m so excited! Just two more sleeps!