Day 5 Malaga
Finally – landfall. I was up on deck at 7.30 am to watch us
arrive at Malaga. Although I have been here twice before, I have always done
tours so, as we only have half a day, we are just going to explore. The sun was just rising as I
watched us enter port. Costa Deliziosa arrived shortly after us and sped on
ahead to berth first – or perhaps we were holding back to see she didn’t hit us
!
There was a free shuttle to the main dock gates which
were a very short walk to the Cathedral and centre of the old town. All around
us parakeets were gathering twigs and building nests in the palm trees. We
wandered through the narrow Spanish streets, going first to the Cathedral. A
service was in progress and we were the last allowed in before the main doors
were shut. I am not a fan of the Continental style of Cathedral as a rule but
have to say this one was stunning. Since we only had a morning here we didn’t
get that far but I liked what I saw and would love longer to explore. I left
Caryll to find a WiFi café whilst I returned to the ship. Now someone tell me
why – when in the UK we are so H&S conscious - someone decided to build a
sloping brick path near the pick-up point with tiny 2” steps in it! Of course I tripped, although fortunately
managed to catch hold of the handrail before I fell.
It was now a lovely warm
and sunny day. In other words – proper cruising weather – although not very
Christmassy! After a quick lunch (in the MDR of course) I went and sat on deck
and sunbathed and watched the 175 sailaway until shuffleboard at 3pm. Now the
decks are drier I found my form and won today’s tournament with partner Alan. A
quick visit to the cabin revealed our Peninsular badges on the bed (the
champagne arrived last night!). In view of the weather – the prom deck beckoned
and with the glassy, calm sea, it was easy to spot several pods of dolphins,
some of which were playing in the wake. I
It is
casual/60s/70s tonight so it didn’t take that long to get ready and we went to
Andersons for a pre-dinner cocktail. I have to admit I miss the usual nibbles
(suspended during the Noro precautions), but it is probably doing me a lot of
good! In fact generally, by only being
able to eat in the MDR at specific times it is doing wonders for my diet.
However I was getting a bit fed up with the lack of flexibility caused by not
having the buffet, BUT, as I was having a drink and waiting for the others, the
Captain came over the tannoy to say the Conservatory will open from 6.30am
tomorrow, albeit with food being served to us. Wonderful! Now we are into warm
and sunny weather I love to eat breakfast and lunch outdoors. Dinner was superb
again as is becoming usual on this cruise – avocado and feta salad, yellow fin
tuna and a tart. After dinner, I felt
like a change and went to the casino. That was a good move since I went with
£10 and came out with £55! Let’s hope the weather tomorrow will be as
good as today, although I seem to have left all my sleeveless tops in the
reject pile back home!
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