Yesterday we ventured out in between the rain to go buy some plastic to try and stop the leaks in the house. It is then that we noticed our neighbours land was on the move and was partially blocking our drive.
When we came back from Lanjaron we decided to move the cars lower down the [...]
So there we are in the kitchen, Richard is asking if we have a smaller jug to put the olive oil in, the 5litre bottle is no that easy to manoeuvre oil into yorkshire pudding trays, so I bend down, open the cupboard to look for a smaller jug, next thing I hear is Richard swearing and [...]
Chickens, Mules and two old fools is the title of a book I recommend you to read. The book was written by Victoria Twead and was awarded the HarperCollins Authonomy ‘Gold Star’. It is an interesting and hilarious read about life here in rural Spain. It seems every rural town/village has its characters, I know ours does, [...]
My last post about the weather here in Andalucia “Whats with the weather in Andalucia” was written before the great deluge that arrived on our town of Lanjaron on 24th December, yes Christmas Eve. We recorded a massive 81mm of rain on that day! Needless to say there has been damage in Lanjaron with our [...]
Having basked in temperatures of 18C for the first 15 days of December and having a never ending summer, its now been raining here in Andalucia since the 16th December! To start with we in Lanjaron thought great, the long awaited rain has arrived, time to get the land rotivatord, crops planted, snow will arrive [...]
Spanish Highs Mountain Guides has joined forces with award winning professional landscape photographer and travel writer Chiz Dakin to run outdoor photography courses here in Lanjaron, so when she phoned to say she was coming over to check out some locations, I volunteered to drive her around in return for some lessons with my camera. I have a [...]
It is with a sad and heavy heart that I have to write this post, my good friend Bob Redwood passed away on 31st August 2009 after suffering with brain tumours for 2.5 years. I had the pleasure of knowing Bob for 10 years and had many happy and eventful trips into the mountains with [...]
My good friend, mountaineer and skier, Bob Redwood, has recently died of a brain tumour of a type known as “Glioblastoma Multiforme” the most common and aggresive type. This has led us to this fundraising effort. The aim is to raise awareness and funds for the Brain Tumour Research Campaign. Brain tumours affect people of all ages. [...]
Last night as we left the house about 8pm we saw the unmistakable sight of smoke billowing down the mountain side, can mean only one thing at this time of year, FIRE! Luckily for us it was on the mountain opposite so our house would never have been in trouble unless the fire came down [...]
Yes that time of year arrived again and the 6 day fiesta in Lanjaron took place 19th – 24th June. The town comes alive during these few days, with street stalls, street bars, all sorts of activities during the day, even concerts in the evening and includes the famous “noche de agua”, which is a [...]
Between the Sierras & the Sea, Lanjarón, gateway to Las Alpujarras. Living in the spa town of Lanjaron in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, follow the adventures of life in this part of Andalucia.
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