I just managed to finish our new log store before it got too hot to work. The materials (mostly wood) cost about the same as a winter's supply of logs. A job well done and well worth it I say.
We went up to 'The Lakes' today where M fell and broke her leg two years ago, or maybe three. These embalses or pantanos are the reservoirs that supply Malaga with much of it's water. There was hardly any winter rainfall during the winter so the levels are well down. No hosepipe ban though and no sense of water shortage. You can swim, fish, kayak and pedalo in the lakes and there are concrete tables and chairs among the trees that surround most of them. At this time of the year they are not crowded, but it's half term in England and very hot so English voices ('Come on Charlie the water's lovely!') are plentiful. I haven't been back to this spot since Mo's fall, The paths down to the lake are sandy and stony and cause broken legs and a week in 'El Clinico' having you leg screwed and plated.
It's a beautiful spot though. There used to be built in barbecues among the trees but the danger of forest fires has seen them removed. There are some really big fish in the lakes and snakes too (allegedly) which has put me off swimming there but I don't mention the snakes to our visitors. On the way from Alora you pass the Camino del Rey and the railway bridge where the last scenes of 'Von Ryan's Express' were filmed. Not 'Ryan's Daughter' nor 'Saving Private Ryan', which are both better known. The Camino del Rey is in Alora municipality and our Ayuntamiento (town hall) is always promising to have it repaired. At the moment it is a death trap which attracts nutters from all over the world who are tired of living and have seen this film on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs5Xw
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