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The man with the middle aged smile.
Well dear readers, the dentistry was a qualified success. In
that, the Teutonic gent with the drill opined that the cap
which he had glued back in for the second time would probably
come out in a week or a month or perhaps….mañana? That
information I gleaned after he had emptied my wallet. Oh well,
easy come easy go.
And so, to the good news. The couple next door whom had their
belongings stolen from the Cotillo lagoons, had them returned!
But there is a creepy bit. The day after I had been told the
tale of theft and woe, I was en route to the north shore for a
bit of (feathered) bird photography, and I noticed a very thick
paperback, complete with bookmark, and a spec case placed
carefully on the kerbstone. I had considered taking a closer
look but there were a few people around thus I assumed it must
belong, and therefore left the items be. It subsequently
transpired that they were John’s, the chap who had lost them.
Whether the thieves had a pang of conscious and regret, or
maybe they had been reading my article! Anyway, some other
friends recognised the items and took them back.
And so to the post office. You may remember my fiasco with the
post box outside the bar, and the associated idiom problems?
Really, whenever I think my Spanish is improving, I get
completely floored by a conversation. Thus my opening gambit
with an obvious Spaniard is now “Puedes hablar ingles?” Often
this is greeted with a titter, as was the case with my new pal,
the postman. But I don’t accept defeat easily, and in
anticipation of such language difficulty I not only rehearsed,
but wrote down our likely syntax exchange.
Well, I can only assume the pronunciation was way off the mark,
as he had that “Fawlty Towers” look on his countenance.
Luckily, I mentioned Frederico, and Makako, and thus the postal
address…. it was as if someone had turned the lights on. Fred
had beaten me to it, and already collected the mail.
So a better week was had by all, and should you visit El
Cotillo, drop into the Makako, or as the x-pats call it the
Italian Bar. Luca, Bea, Frederico, and Raquel, four real
sweethearts will greet you. Tell them the Scottish guy with the
cameras sent you. Not sure what will happen next!!
Oh dear, cap just fell out.
Have fun in the sun.
Surf Bum
Donald Innes is a writer and photographer,
see more of his pictures on
http://donaldinnesross-aplaceforinnes.blogspot.com
If you are interested in buying any of his pictures just
call him on 662 529580
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