Two more journeys to do then home! Travelling to Malaga today and to Gatwick tomorrow. A train journey of about four hours today. Stations here are like ghost towns compared with Paddington, utterly manageable and the trains are more reliable. However I do have to change at Dos Hermanas which was a pain last time as no one explained what train is what, no staff, no display boards and no way to leave the platform and found out. No one knew what was happening. Not just me. But hopefully I will work it out. So that is the weakest link. We shall see. Alternative was to leave a day early and overnight in Sevilla but it was good to have longer in Cadiz and Sevilla freaked me out last time..... too big. I do need to see the cathedral next time. Maybe in the spring or maybe I am not going anywhere again. This has been good and J has been great company but I have felt homesick too. The idea of going to new places and being a tourist leaves me cold these days. I like coming here though but the long term plan feels very shaky. Getting an address and residency to escape Brexit does not seem to be happening, perhaps it is all less important at my sort of age, the younger are the ones to be really concerned.
Meawhile T of N has phone and tooth problems.
I feel unable to support him except with email reassurance. It is sunny and J walks with me to the station, I am getting on the 11.40 to Jaén. This proves easy and at Dos Hermanas the train has Málaga on the front and the guard jumps out of my coach and confirms same. More to the point they have an overhead announcement thing on the plaform now.
Furtherome, the lady guard on the first train was totally with it and knows what is going on. She tells me to swop platforms via the subterráneo.
The bad news is I am in a coach with a Scottish family who are listening to Pepa Pig or something loudly. Increíble, thinking of putting Womans Hour on equally loudly.
Eating soft bread I discover a very hard piece in my mouth. It is half my back molar. Wisdom tooth. A nice clean break and no pain. Soon feel calm. But it puts the mockers on the rest of the day!
There is always something. The charming young man in India working for Three helps me get a dental appointment for Thursday.
After a very warm reception at my usual hotel I rationalise my bag and tune into the Radio 4 news.
Soon I am in Central Beers Malaga, draining my sorrows listening to Oasis, from Manchester!
I leave an Ullage for the friendly hombre who will tour British breweries next year. Then I find the little gem that is La Madriguera
I drop in T of N's name and soon I am trying all their beers which are brewed locally and really good. An IPA and a dark beer taste great but I settle on In Your Face Hoppy Lager. Brilliant! Should be able to stagger home with all my remianing teeth and belongings.
I email T of N to say that Madriguera is a big hit!
Lovely guy running it with great beer. It is Now full so I had better leave. Good and cheap food. So there are three great beer venues in a 10 minute ale trail in Malaga. We need to visit! Seriously! Seem to have got over the tooth!
I email J to say that Málaga has got its act together.
nice and warm walk home.
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