The Fish Restaurant – Part 1.

It was getting reasonably late on a very warm Sunday afternoon and Dan said he had a fabulous restaurant that he wanted to take us to that did great fish. We knew as soon as we arrived that it was going to be busy as there was no where to park at the front, and we ended up somewhere round the back. The restaurant is rather on the large side and obviously very good as there wasn’t a table available and at least an hour wait. So, we were not going to be eating there today! Still, we would be in the area tomorrow, we’ll have dinner there tomorrow before we fly home.

It still left us in need of somewhere to eat and just across the road was a lovely square with a little café so we sat outside in the square and drank in the atmosphere; a cold beer, a good sandwich and a few chips and we were happy travellers.

We had now finished our viewings in Murcia and headed back towards Almeria. The change in landscapes is quite dramatic and we both preferred the landscape of Almeria, but liked the houses at Los Alcazares. Neil really liked the house at Arboleas, I really liked the villa on the golf course but none of them were ticking enough boxes. One more place to visit and then we would have some talking to do. We already had a second trip planned for early November so if we didn’t find a place on this visit, it wasn’t too concerning.

We sat back to relax as Dan began the long drive back to Almeria, it had been quite nice to be chauffeured around and it had all been very relaxed although it was obvious that Dan had put a lot of thought into the planning of our viewing trip and with all the comments I had read on the internet about the pressure put on you during a trip, I was pleasantly surprised how informal and relaxed our weekend had been.

We passed Aquilas and crossed into Almeria. The first place you reach is San Juan de los Terreros, a small coastal town. Dan drove us up to the castle where we got a good view across the bay, the beach and the development that he had brought us to see. Now, you don’t like to let on too much too early, but both Neil and I immediately liked the place and wanted a look around.

The development was being built by the same builder that had built the houses at Los Alcazares, so that seemed a good start. We went down to have a look around the area; we had a walk along the new promenade, went out to a couple of coves, and drove along the front. We had a drive around the perimeter of the development and around the new golf course that is being built. The site office had closed for the day so we were unable to have a look at the plans but if we decided that this was somewhere we were interested in we could call back the following day before travelling back to the airport, as our flight wasn’t until the evening.

So, we had now seen all the areas and properties that Dan had planned for us and we now needed time to decide how we wanted to spend Monday. Whether there were any properties we wanted a second look at, whether there were any areas we wanted to go back to or indeed any areas we wanted to see for the first time. Russell suggested that Neil and I should have dinner alone that evening so we could discuss what we wanted to do without any pressure from them.

So, dinner for 2 it is…….