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The Costa del Sol has seen its highest sea-water temperatures for 25 years during August, according to the Spanish Oceanography Institute.
Normally the average temperature of the water in August is 20.7 degrees centigrade, but this month the temperature of the sea water has soared to 26.5 degrees.
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On Friday at 4.30pm I was in my car outsider my villa in Marbella – the temperature gauge read 30 degrees – a typical scenario for a warm July afternoon.
I drove 16 kilometres east to Fuengirola, a journey taking just short of 30 minutes. On arrival, the gauge read 42 degrees.
Sue enough, I stepped out of the car, and the heat was searingly uncomfortable, reminiscent of some of the unpleasant weather I had previously experienced in Florida and the Far East. It felt as though the sun was literally ´baking´ everything – it was the hottest I had experienced since owning property on the Costa del Sol for the last 8 years. Continue reading »
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I went for lunch on Saturday, to one of my favourite restaurants in Marbella, Terrasana. It´s nothing flash, just a café-style eaterie serving things like wraps, salads, smoothies, plus a variety of daily specials.
I ordered the chicken breast with rice, my companion had a tuna salad. We also had 2 still waters and one smoothie – no starters, no desserts.
The bill came to 43 euros.
I was shocked. I have been dining at this same place for years, and had never really taken much notice of the bill, but now that we´ve tried to steer clear of having 2 courses at lunchtime (need to get rid of the love handles!), I thought the price for a decent lunch would be around 30 euros.
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