Heading off tomorrow to ferry across from Portsmouth to St Malo, day one of our trip to Madrid to start with, then on to a house on the south coast of Spain for the whole of May.
Meeting Janine & Ross in Madrid for a spot of sightseeing, ambling about, scoffing of lovely Spanish food and of course the all-important visits to watch the Madrid Open (tennis).
Then it'll be the second schlep southwards to a little place called Chiclana de la Frontera, near La Barrossa. Basically in between Cadiz and Gibraltar, a way further east than the house we stayed in the last time we spent a few weeks in Spain.
I'm away for a total of 4 weeks – all I can possibly squeeze in between Parkside dates – and H is away until 8th June, about 6-7 weeks. Maddie is coming with us – celebrating her first birthday tomorrow in the car then on a ferry overnight, oh the glamour. But at least the house has a small pool, so I suspect she will be doing lots of hydrotherapy to help build up her ACL again post her operation…
Feeling a bit nervous about the whole thing at the moment (the last time we drove down through France, the car suspension burst and we didn't see the car agin for about 6 weeks, till it was repatriated back to Wimbledon!) So, hoping that all goes smoothly, and that we've got the right ULEZ permits for France – and the Spanish one doesn't catch up with us in the form of a fine, as those don't seem to be available quite yet…
Annoying photos of sunshine (we hope!!) to follow. Hasta luego amigos x x