Arriving back from Olvera last Sunday, we were ready for a few days of rest. Afternoon sherry at Richard and Jennifer’s was followed by our customary Sunday dinner at the Camping La Rosaleda restaurant.

Monday morning, Richard and I headed off to the local co-operative for some provisions – they sell everything from fruit and veg, sherry (in industrial quantities) to farm equipment and seeds.

My haul was 3l of sherry for the princely sum of 11.99 and some packets of seeds. About half the price of the UK but large quantities.

Monday evening was another care in the community meal with Flamenco dancing!

Wednesday evening was Quiz night and a respectable fourth place with a “could and should do better…”

Still, that’s prizes on two out of three quiz nights. Hmm, don’t look too closely at the “rough notes” as that was a failed guess of mine…

El Natutico at the Port of Conil re-opened this week and we managed lunch there on Thursday. As good as ever with fantastic views across the port but the weather was somewhat cloudy, in advance of the “named” storm Karlotta. The waitress was amused by us having written our order on the paper mat…

Andalusia is in the grip of a serious drought so the storm will bring welcome rain (up to 50mm in 24 hours) and unwelcome wind. Wind gusts overnight on Thursday and into Friday were in excess of 100km/h but we saw no signs of any damage around the campsite. A trip to Joe’s favourite DIY store (“Leroy Merlin”) on Friday afternoon was followed by a Bolivian themed meal in the restauarant.

Peanut soup followed by meat and sausage stew with chips was actually quite nice. First time I’ve tried peanut soup and it tasted remarkably good!

With just a few days left here and further inclement weather in the forecast, we will take a couple of days packing up and then head north on Wednesday. The farmers in Spain are also protesting which might make for an interesting journey.