Mijas, Spain - A Day in the Sun

Our current campground and location are really nothing to write home about. We wouldn't have stayed but for the promise that the rain would soon stop (that was 7-days ago, folks) and the fantastic people we have met here on site. Oh, that and Dan ordered propane adaptors that we are anxiously awaiting ... so we can leave! =)

Seriously - we took a day trip to Feungirola. It's a rather large town, but is all high rise buildings. The ocean front was interesting - it's a much steeper drop than CostaBella and the day of our visit, the waves were much higher (Megan tried to be swept away at sea). Not much to see or do here unless you are shopping. The best outcome of this outint was the addition of sand toys to our collection of kid's stuff. =)

Feungirola waterfront:

Megan, Having Just Experienced the Feungirola Waves:

We took another jaunt out to Marbella Center and while there are pretty parks and expensive boats, a block off the main road, the import stores with cheap plastic goods rule the day. That said, I all but pushed Dan into a barber shop and he finally got a long overdue hair cut for only 10 Euro.

The weather finally started turning nice on Monday and we set about doing chores. Laundry with machines that don't work; washing the motorhome; general housecleaning that's been long overdue. We have a new best friend in the motorhome, a small dehumidifier (it can pull out up to 5 liters of water per day) and it has been a life saver this past week.


Regardless of the rain (or maybe because of it), we've enjoyed a week of getting to know Phillip & Des from the UK. Our budding friendship survived a very tense evening of guys vs. gals in the UK version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (face it guys, we won, fair and square!). They have been most friendly and helpful with sharing information related to campgrounds for RVs our size and the various maintenance tinkering that the guys do when there's nothing else going on.

Cory and Gina from Holland came out to meet us the first day we were here. They have lived in Canada and spent time in Washington D.C. They have been quite gracious at inviting us over for drinks and to celebrate Cory's birthday. We were invited to ride along with them to Mijas today for the Flamenco dancing exhibition and just to experience a small, Spanish villiage.

Mijas is a very cute Spanish village in the hills. Filled with white houses and tourist shops, we spent a fun day climbing stairs and admiring local goods. Leather goods, pottery, hand blown glass abound and only my willpower (and the fact that we are heading to Disney Paris soon) kept my pocketbook from getting significantly lighter.


Quick pictures of Mijas:




Donkeys for rent:




View from the hilltop:



Shop adorned with pottery:



Mijas sponsors a free Flamenco dance exhibition in the center. The girls and I loved it! Megan and Sophia wound up on the first step to the gazebo as the other tourists kept stepping in front to take pictures. Sophia decided to give the dancers a run for their money by putting on her own little show. The more I motioned for her to stop, the crazier she got. In the end, no one was hurt and not too many folks were distratcted from the exposition by our little one's grooving along to the music.



Flamenco performance:






Flamenco-Sophia:


With luck, our parts will arrive tomorrow and we can head out. We're due in Paris in just under 3-weeks for a semi-surprise visit from the grandmas! Can't wait to see them.

Ciao for now!