Life in 2022
We returned to Moraira from Malta mid January 2022. Covid cases were high in Teulada, but we felt quite safe eating outdoors ; but many restaurants were closed for ´the low season. . We had Bert´s last sunday lunch, for 6 weeks, on January 16th.
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Then a sparkling, Champagne dinner at Amantes with Carol ( Paul being in the UK). Unfortunately David somehow managed to pull a hamstring |
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Lots of Morning Bridging , and a wondrous swim in Carol´s heated pool, 19 degrees, on the last day of January, having just met Sue, whose genealogy I was doing, down there.
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A breakfast at Ticos with Paul & Carol: very Spanish and really good value |
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| . . . A walk along the coast at Fustera, followed by calamares and egg and chips at the restaurant there |
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Another lunch at the Food Bar and then lunch with Bill & Brenda at La Perla in Javea: their treat to us for the Russell family history website I produced for Bill |
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A day up to Bernia to enjoy the almond blossom, ending with a very good tabled'hote lunch in the repositioned Casa Canto in Benissa: but the ambiance not a patch on the old restaurant. The Boyzz knitted themselves new sweaters |
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but had to submit to being washed! |
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. . . . . . . . . . .Cilla & Ted came to dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We enjoyed a couple of trips, with walks, down to Fustera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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. Then over to Malta ( via Barcelona!) on February 18th until March 7th and back there again on March 31st for 5 days
In between the 2 visits we 1. had breakfast with Carol at Ticos ; 2. celebrated St Patrick's Day, having breakfast with Paul at Ticos ; 3.. had lunch at Portet; 4.had lunch with Maria at the Food Bar and 5. celebrated Mothers' Day and my birthday, with the arrival of an Easter bunny 'bear', and som yummy Lidt chocolates
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Back in Spain in March a hearty spanish breakfast at Ticos with Carol . . 10 days later ,breakfast with Paul at Ticos on St Patrick's Day |
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Another sunshine lunch at the Dauphin, with its wondrous views, sculptures, good food and contented Teds |
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Lunch at the Food Bar with Maria. Joanna sent me goodies for Mothers' Day and my birthday - |
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April saw us up in La Ratatouille in Sanet y Negrals and enjoying a lunch with Bill and Brenda. Then back to their new flat in Orba where Bill had baked a delicious carrot cake . Edwood was there too, showing off his wardrobe |
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After this we avoided most social contact, in order to avoid the risk of contracting Covid - which would put pay to our super cruise. This mammouth 2 month cruise being the result of 2 years' worth of cancellations. So
Just 2 nights back in Moraira and we were off to Asturias
Then a whole 6, very hot, weeks in Moraira
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During which we went to the Belgian Day of Independence dinner at the Dauphin, greatly enjoyed before the ear shattering music! |
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We had Nick and Marcela for a light lunch; and dined with Bill and Brenda at Puerto Blanco, Calpe. A wildfire at Val d'Ebo affected the visibility here in Moraira |
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temperatures reaching 41 degrees!, before setting off for France
Celebrated David's birthday at the Dauphin
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Then back in Moraira for 4 plus weeks. The Queen died on September 8th and there were 13 days of National Mourning until her funeral on Monday, September 19th, an extra Bank Holiday( in a UK in deep trouble financially and with a new, tax cutting!? - prime minister, Liz Truss, she having replaced Boris Johnson on September 5th)
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I played with Bill , and Tina & John, in the Teams championship at the Vallees, coming second.
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Then had lunch with Carol at the Food Bar just before up, up and awaying yet again!
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On Monday, September 26th we set of to Lisbon for another cruise on the Silver Cloud, of 6 weeks from Lisbon to Buenos Aires
I was surprised to be able to use our pool on our return- last dip being around November 15th
We were only home 3 days when Margaret and Sally came to stay for 5 days
This was followed immediately by the vyrectomy on my right eye: a dismal week followed but within 10 days Dr Ferrer reckoned the sight in that eye had improved by 10% and would continue to improve over the course of a year
The urbanisation had to rebuild a huge wll outside peter Fox's house and David had problems with the new owner of a house above us, who was bringing down lorries onto our private road. And Steve wanted his wall repaired as part of any deal!
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we had lunch with Brenda and Bill at La Farolla in Denia at the end of November: good food but I was disappointed there was no view, as it had appeared to be on the sea.
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An early Vallees Bridge Club Christmas lunch- more just a raffle!! - at the Black Flame, Pedreguer on December 2nd, a day of TORRENTIAL rain!
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A meal at the Food Bar . . . . . . . . . . . Problems with the towering walls of our Urbanization. 1. at Steve's end; 2. outside the Foxes |
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On December 10th we flew off to Malta, from Barcelona!
On to Life in 2023