http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Estepona/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Spain , Andalusia , Estepona en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:16:43 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:16:43 UTC Today was a quiet today for all especially for the kids. In the afternoon Mark and Deb went out for a few hours while the kids relaxed around the Marriott.We started in Benahavis where we walked around the small town which was quiet except restaurants which were open on New Year's Day. Deb liked the hanging poinsettias in the town and of course the Santas hanging outside several of the windows http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Estepona/blog-232491.html Today was a relaxing day at the timeshare in Estepona. Everyone slept in and we spent the day relaxing in the beautiful sunshine. We were very happy with the resort and its amenities. The kids had a fun day playing basketball and soccer with other kids on the sport court and in the indoor pool. Mark and Deb enjoyed lying in the sun reading.For dinner we drove to Puerto Banus and had dinner at http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Estepona/blog-231346.html We just had a wonderful week in the white town of Casares. We rented an apartment in the middle of the town and spent our week climbing up and down our 4 story home. It is a beautiful small authentic town situated 10 km up a mountain next to the Mediterranean ocean. We had a terrace on the top floor where we could overlook Gibraltar and the mountains of Africa. Upon our arrival we met a woman na http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Estepona/blog-172959.html This time it was off to Spain We only had 3 days to explore so it was go...go...go Day 1 There is nothing worse than an alarm waking you up....especially when it goes off at 215am Yes that's right 215am. That's when we had to rise and shine to catch our 645am flight from Stansted Airport London. At 315am we stepped out the door walked a mile to Putney High Street and waited f http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Estepona/blog-160397.html I left San Francisco on the 26th July after a sad farewell to Prajay and flew straight to Heathrow London. The flight was 10 hours and i then had a connection to Malaga airport so eventually arrived into Malaga on the evening of the 27th July. Quite a mix of emotions on the way back really sad that my trip was over but looking forward to seeing everyone. I was pretty tired and jet lagged when http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Estepona/blog-88564.html Happy birthday....i'm not sure that enough white wine was consumed Fantastic day http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Estepona/blog-77217.html