Marbella etc (5)

SUNDAY 5th October

Jo's still struggling with her back and finds most movement painful. That said, once she's up and properly dosed, she can walk a bit. We discussed whether we might try another beach to boardwalk saunter but the uneven surface of the sand wouldn't be good, so I looked at where else we might go that didn't involve a beach and I noticed from Google Maps that one of the very first golf courses our group played on back in 1998 was less than half an hour away and the walk would take us through a bit of parkland on the other side of the main A-7 dual carriageway.

It was, however, our hottest day yet - 32 C (90 F) - and we would be walking in the heat of the day. Nonetheless, we set off and, once over the A-7, we came across some nice bike/walking trails in the woods that would lead us up to Santa Maria Golf Club, bringing back some very fond memories for me of the days when I used to be moderately capable and competitive at golf:

In the clubhouse for some lubrication, looking towards the 18th fairway, I took this photo of Jo and her new sunglasses, acquired at a little supermarket on the way here:

I wandered down to the first tee where I recalled there was a fairly big fear factor in our group back in 1998, but, seeing it now, I wondered why?:

That fairway looks plenty wide enough to me - just don't think about the water all the way up the left!

Heading back through the trails again we got a close-up of the adventure park (https://aventura-amazonia.com/parques-amazonia/marbella-eng) - a bit like Go Ape or Landmark - only a whole lot scarier:

Stopping at the small(ish) supermarket where Jo bought her sunglasses, we picked up a few groceries and headed back - but not before Jo insisted on stopping for her ice cream treat at Kalt Helados:

Another 12,000 steps day.

Dinner back at our apartment was bread and garlic prawns cooked in butter (we didn't have any oil).

MONDAY 6th October

I'm afraid no improvement in Jo's back but at least the pharmacia was open again, so off I trotted to acquire a huge tube of what the Spanish call Voltadol Forte and some extra strength paracetomol (650 mg).

We actually saw some clouds this morning but, although a bit cooler than yesterday, it's still plenty warm. Looks like a book day for us.