Sabinillas

Across the campo on now well known route coastwards  ... pushing past previous walk, up the deserted dual carriageway to a great  view of the inland town of Minilva and a rear entrance into La Duchesa, an extensive urbanisation favoured by Brits ... a little shopping centre complete with mini-market, cafe, several vacant units and Kelly's Bar, which is favoured with my custom ... not that the young scouser seems particularly keen, but it has been a couple of hours brisk walking and the appearance may be rather rustic ... skip the full English option and settle for coffee and a rest before dropping down to the coast road and the surprisingly pleasant Sabinillas.

Since there is a bookshop, the search is on for a functional teach yourself Spanish book ...eliciting  a handy conversation guide and directions to the charity shop next door ... raising money for local children and staffed by women of various nationalities ... no luck with the book, but directions to another charity shop where a phrase book, dictionary and Spanish PDQ are purchased for one Euro. .. a bargain even at double the price ... and reflections on the wonderful institution that is the Charity Shop ... source of disposal of unwanted goods, source of cheap wanted goods, social centre for ladies of a certain age, and purpose in life, raising funds for those in need ...

Time for a wander, a coffee on the front and a warm wait for the bus ... only 20 minutes late here, but loses another 10 on the way to Torreguidiaro, where the Russian cleaning lady gets on ... wondering if the day we decide to go to the stop late, it will run on time ...

Well, the ants have been swept (mostly kindly, but suspect quite a few must have perished on the way out) ... lunch eaten, emails read, messenger messaged ... better stop prevaricating and start on these bargain books ...