A Soggy Weekend

Our area of the Costa del Sol is the sunniest in Spain, getting over 320 days of sunshine annually. So the odds were good that we would have nice weather. Well we just experienced 2 very miserable days where we were forced to stay indoors. The sky was black with storm clouds and the wind was gusting at 85 km/h. When it rained the water came into the living room under the patio door. The windows were rattling and our balcony furniture got thrown about. The temperature was only 13 degrees but I’m sure there was a wind chill factor! The following two days continued to be cloudy, cool and windy but we were tired of being indoors. We found a palm tree branch had blown over and partially blocked our exit. There were very few people out and the restaurants were empty but very little noticeable damage. There were still 4 foot waves and the tunnel under the highway that takes us to the beach was flooded. We were glad to wake up to blue skies and sunshine today.Read more