Wednesday
13th February
Today we
had planned to go to Bedar and Garrucha for the evening fish market.
We did
get to Bedar and went to the Restaurant Miramar for their famous slow cooked lamb. Richard and I happened across the restaurant
last year but didn’t know about the lamb until the people next to us had it and
it looked amazing – we were sitting there with fish and chips or something
similar! The lamb really was gorgeous,
and one shoulder was enough for two. We
will be going back!
Because
we had Muffin we had to sit on the terrace but the sides were down so we
weren’t too cold but poor Muffin was shivering - the tiled floor must have been
freezing! Gallantly I took off my
cardigan and put it over him!
This was
the view through the plastic side.
We needed
to walk our lunch off so wandered round the village. It is a wonderful little place with narrow
streets and quirky cottages.
This is a
very interesting sign! The words
translate as “no macho violence” but machista on it’s own translates as “male
chauvinist”! I have never seen anything
quite like it before!
We were
quite tired after a big lunch and a walk up and down the hills of Bedar that we
decided against going to Garrucha so went back to the villa and relaxed – we
have had quite a few busy days.
Thursday
14th February
There
were no Valentine cards in the shops when we left home in early January so for
the first time in 10 years, we had a cardless Valentine’s day ☹
I had
told Penny about the Chinese supermarket in Vera, so we took them up to see
it. I said after our last visit that I
would take a photo and I actually remembered!
Of course
no trip to Vera could be without a visit to Iceland! I did want Lurpak but that was all. The supermarkets do sell Lurpak but not the
light version so it means a trip to Iceland to get it.
From Vera
we went back down to the Playa and to the Parque Commercial for some tapas and
a quick visit to Consum.
I had
booked to go to the Irish Rover as they had a Valentine’s dinner with an Abba
tribute band. As the four of us like
Abba it was a no brainer really! Sadly,
the evening didn’t start too well. When
I booked the table, I was asked if we wanted to sit on the terrace or
inside. I said that as we would have the
dog with us, we would sit on the terrace.
When we arrived, we were told, very firmly, that dogs were not allowed
on special evenings. I tried to argue my
case, but they weren’t having any of it!
In the end Richard said he would put Muffin back in the car and drive
him around a bit then leave him – honestly sometimes that dog takes over our
lives with his separation anxiety. We
cannot leave him at home but, usually, we can leave him in the car.
Anyway,
back to the evening. The service was SO
slow - we finally got our main course at 9.30pm just as the band were
starting. It was a reduced menu and I
chose country chicken which was slices of warm chicken with lukewarm
gravy. The started of pate and the
desert of cheesecake were OK. However,
the tribute band were excellent and had most people up dancing. I can’t quite decide if the entertainment
made up for the poor meal and service.
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