Well this was certainly an alternative Christmas. I suppose there are several basic reasons for the alternativeness.
a) we are in a warm sunny place by the sea
b) we are in a campervan
c) we have been joined by brother and sister-in-law
Even more than that, we haven't got any decorations, we haven't had turkey or mince pies. We actually had our Christmas Day meal on Christmas Eve. Apparently the Spanish people celebrate Christmas Eve more than Xmas Day and we followed suit. We started with Manzanilla sherries at 12 noon and started our meal at 3pm, then finished around 9pm.
Our starters were Iberico ham, chorizo, prawns and fois gras. Wendy made a lovely Duck in Orange Sauce dinner with sauté potatoes and veggies. We had a cheese platter and a whisky later.
Our actual Xmas Day involved some exercise in the morning.....cycling, running and most importantly David, Janice and I went for a morning swim in the Med.
Our lunchtime meal was a cooked Full English Breakfast. In the afternoon we had a little walk along the beach. We passed the naturist area again with some bronzed sights....reminded me of the pink prawns we had yesterday!
Later back at the site we had pate and cheese, washed down with a pint of......
In a way you could say we have been rather confused about whether we were having an English or Spanish style Xmas.
Today could be a day of abstinence. David and Wendy are moving elsewhere.....not quite sure where yet but probably they will head towards Gibraltar. We have had a great time with D&W. It brings out our old childhood stories, jokes and brotherly rivalries. Squabbling over the rules of Uno and Boule! Janice and I were victorious at boule once more, hurray.....up yours Froggies!
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