The last time I had a foot massage was in China may 27, 2007. The poor girl who made the attempt on me was so embarrassed because I wiggled so much from tickling she could barely complete the job. Her compatriots (we gringos were lined up in a row of six couches) giggled and chattered like magpies over my predicament. I swore, “Never again!”
Yet here I am, 15 years later on the Costa del Sol, trying to keep still as another nice Chinese lady massages me feet and legs. Maybe she’s more skillful or maybe, like most of me, my tickle nerves have atrophied but this is bordering on pleasurable. At least I have two paragraphs for today’s blog. And Jeff paid for me, Judy and himself.
We’ve spent most of today perfecting the art of Chilling and, truth be told, it isn’t all bad. After you get over the shame of not experiencing one iota of culture nor one factoid of history, you kinda get into the swing of it.
Mark, Carl and I took a nice walk from the villa to the beach and along the beach promenade as far as we could before heading back toward Old Town and a cafe where we had an Americano. I drink coffee once a month, on average, so I’m now good for June.
Walking back home we encountered Jeff just emerging so we accompanied him to the neighborhood panaderia para el desayuno (bakery for breakfast). We had the special: coffee with cream, orange juice and freshly baked bread.
I spent some time finishing yesterday’s blog, Mark made up some steak and chicken subs for lunch and then a bunch of us headed for the beach and the aforementioned foot rub.
Here is one cultural note (those who aren’t into culture can move on to the next paragraph. Spanish beaches permit topless attire and this beach was no exception. One lady had a tan with the most perfect bronze tan you can imagine. And, I confess, it was an allover tan.
Most have returned from the beach and have hit the pool. Eventually we’ll figure out dinner.
Tomorrow is moving day. Everyone except Judy and I will leave for Barcelona at 9:30. Our friend Enrique is picking us up about then and we’ll move on to our AirBandB a few blocks from here. We don’t have firm plans for our time with Enrique but rest assured we’ll do something fun.
Pictures are a bit sparse today. Just a few snaps from the iPhone,
Dinner turned out to be mostly leftovers, of which there were a ton. Carter and Andrew went for pizza. Jeff and Kim are taking the older kids out for a clubbing experience tonight. Clubbing here doesn’t start until 11 PM at the earliest so it will be a late night for them.
