Ruby Wedding Anniversary - 25th January

Yesterday we celebrated our Ruby Wedding Anniversary and held a party for nearly 60 of our friends here at La Manga to help us celebrate it.

Cake and a few decorations ready and waiting.

We hired the pool bar and decorated it with plenty of red balloons banners etc with help from some of our friends. About 56 people turned up, each bringing something to eat to put on the table for everyone to share (American supper). We supplied all the drinks and Cava for the toast plus a lovely iced fruit cake.

The lull before the storm - All waiting for the first guests to arrive.

Our friends enjoying the evening - Sue in foreground, looking lovely

Sue had done a playlist on her ipod and with the help of a borrowed amplifier/ speaker system we had music. It was a superb evening and we eventually got to bed just after one after we had been assisted by many of our friends to clear and tidy up leaving the room spotless and ready for use the following morning.

Dancing the night away !

We have been overwhelmed by the thanks and lovely comments about the evening by many of those who came. It seems that everyone enjoyed it, even the hosts.

It was a day and evening we shall remember for a long long time to come.

Sue enjoying the evening too.

Spring has arrived at La Manga perhaps

Outside our van at La Manga today. Bucket planted up by Sue before we left the UK. Miniature daffs and tulips still to come.

We are now at Langa Manga for our Winter visit.

After a fairly calm crossing we arrived in Spain on 6^th January. Heading off on the toll roads to cover the ground we spent our first night again at Aranjuez near Madrid. With a temperature of minus 3c in the morning we left as soon as we were ready, arriving at La Manga about lunchtime. We managed to get the last pitch in the main rally area and gradually settled ourselves in although we did go to a dinner dance the night of arrival.

We are now into our second full week, and when I say full I mean full. Every day we have something to do, some days several things. We are now learning to play bridge, continuing with dance classes, walking, cycling and once we have time on a calm day our inflatable kayak is pumped up and ready for use. We haven’t had time to get to the local market at Los Bellones yet but hope to soon and combine it with a visit to the Bodega there.

Internet is much better here this year with the site arranging with an outside company to provide internet and TV of you want it. The offer is effectively free TV  (ie no extra charge) so we have gone for both so we can keep up with the news at least. 

It has been quite windy here at times and a few ferry crossings to Spain have already been cancelled or postponed since we arrived.

We are very pleased with our new awning which has stood up to the winds very well, barely moving. It is windy here today but the sun is giving warmth so not too bad, certainly better than the UK forecast we saw recently.

Must go, time for dancing.