Here we are again, it’s the "Day of the Dead" (Día de los Muertos). To day many Spaniards will visit the cemeteries with the family. Take huge flower arrangements and other colourful offering, to celebrate the lives of those passed on. They make it a party and celebrate the memories. It follows "All Saints Day, yesterday with a bit of Halloween thrown in for good luck. So there you have it another reason for a couple of fiesta days. We have already had over 5 since we arrived 7 weeks ago, but we do have to wait 3 weeks till the next. The "Sardine Fiesta" (Las fiestas del Milagro de Bolnevo), the whole show lasts a week, with even the Moors and Christians thrown in the festival (we had the BIG Moors and Christine celebration in Cartagena last month a full week event, but it always has a days holiday included ! . Life in Spain is fun as you can see. (there is rumour of another fiesta on the 8th Nov,but not sure which town locally it is, but I will be a holiday there !.
The summer does not want to leave, its was 30 deg yesterday and last night was 23 in the house, and we all had a bad nights sleep as it was 75% humidity !!, now we have a nice breeze and dads say it is said to get more pleasant as the day go on - Oh bliss.
I have not been doing the "socialising" as much of late, it seems we have so many things to do (well dads do ! - supposedly !) and its still a bit hot for someone so hirsute !. But while a stay cool at home they pop out to "meet up". Last week they were round next door with our new neighbours Maura and Pat, I could hear them chatting over the balcony. I do get to keep up with my mates Pate & Dave (they have the best biscuit box in the area !!). They were round here a few days ago, helping dads put up our new snazzy electric awning, just great helps keep the sun off my fur. in fact it getting like home, with plants and garden furniture and umbrellas. Even sun beds !!.
I am only getting my biscuits and cream about once a week, my mate Julie will forget what I look like !! But we have been to a few new places that have just opened. A nice French bar/cafe and a German one as well. I must admit I got VERY good attention at both, they seemed to like me and got some nice nibbles ! So my guide to good eating in the Port grows, but more work for me to do yet !
So another day (you see it takes days to do one update !) last night was a lot cooler and we all got a good nights sleep. That was after a brilliant sunset (its the sunset season). So just back from the Port again, my fans were out for me, its nice to see so may smiling faces when people come to chat to me. But after 2 months I still have not caught up with my mate Barney, in fact dads were saying yesterday that we were not meeting any of our mates at the moment (or maybe there avoiding us, hiding around corners !).
One thing is for sure, we have got the manana thing sorted, we all just go with the flow. We have been waiting for our telephone line, ordered on 05 Sept. It was promised within 20 days, we now at 60 days and they still say they don't know where we are !. Well we do and one day a telefonica man will arrive, but till then manana .
For now I will end, need to get them humans out on the "bin run" so I can get my evening sniffing and leg cocking session in!
PS. maybe get round to some pics of life here in next update - unless manana sets in before I get to the keyboard.
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