I would not recommend visiting Espana, especially Marbella and the Costa de Sol, if you want to stay away from cigarettes or live life in moderation. As my friend Zak put it to me succinctly, "face it, Mike. Death is right around the corner. I give you two days before you smoke again." Don't travel with Zak if you want to slow down for a second or two.
In Spain, you get the feeling that life is right around the corner. The food is exquisite, the nightlife is non-stop, the weather year-round is perfect and the people love to party. The wrong place for me, right? Actually, Chris and I had a great time although we didn't have enough "alone" time. It was go-go-go from the minute we arrived. Our hosts, the Laliberte's, made certain that we experienced everything the area had to offer. We sailed on a tri-masted vessel in the Mediterranean, I golfed (twice) at Valderamma, we dined at fantastic restaurants, sang, danced, saw the Rock of Gibraltor, played one card, blind poker during a boozy mid-afternoon lunch, watched a total lunar eclipse at 2 A.M. and basically, made a general nuisance of ourselves for seven days. It was "muy" fun and I'm glad to be back in sunny Scotland! Ryan is going to kick my ass tomorrow morning!
I'm too tired to write more tonight but I'm back on schedule for tomorrow. Hope you are all well. Sue, for the record, the Spanish jokes are not funny.
I remain,
El dormir para la noche.
Mike
2 comments:
mike - so great to finally talk to you! glad you had a blast in spain with the crew - i'm looking forward to reading your journal tomorrow after ryan whips your ars! ha ha.
Jillymac
GEEZ....it's about time!!!!! I've been checking every day only to be disappointed.
Glad you and Christine had a great trip. I have had the week from Hell, so I am counting the days (15) until I leave for Scotland!
Ciao,
Gina
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