What a day...

Boy we had a busy old day today - let's just say we were triple booked which is never a good thing.  We were supposed to have seen John's cousin Kaz and her partner Dip yesterday but somehow (naming no names and placing no blame) this never got put in the diary and we then arranged to go out with Lakis and Argy.  Kaz and Dip were fine about it and so today we were going down to the coast to Sentiero by the Sea for a spot of lunch.  Neither Kaz nor Dip had been there before and on a beautiful day with a light breeze coming in off the sea it was a lovely place to be.

It's nice to be able to show D&K new places so that when their family members come out on holiday they have lots of places to suggest they visit.  D&K are only here for a week, they hope to return in September but it is very much dependent on how well Kaz's mum and dad are at the time.  It is good for Kaz to get away for a bit of her time although I know she worries constantly about the family back home.

We had a super lunch together.  Poor Dip got ribbed mercilessly for choosing a rather girlie cocktail as his drink of choice!!!  I have decided not to drink from now until after my hospital visit is done and dusted so I was driver.

Karen ordered a pork chop, Dip and chicken and pesto pasta dish, John a home-made pork burger combo thing and I had a good old chicken Caesar salad which was very nice but I still think the one I had at Tea for Two was the best so far.

Even though we were dining in an establishment which is right near the sea and which is beautifully presented with nice attentive staff the prices are pretty reasonable in this day and age.  We ate and all had two drinks each and chucked in 20 euros each to include a tip.  It was lovely to catch up with them and we have everything crossed that we will see them again in September.  It's really nice to have some of John's family coming over regularly.  John and Karen would have spent many a school holiday together in Mablethorpe along with all the other cousins so we are just keeping up the tradition!  Sunshine corner has a rather different look and feel now than it did back then - that's for sure!

We raced back as I needed to start to get the food ready for tomorrow when Jackie and Costas from Tea for Two are coming with Mum.  No pressure then catering for people who own a chain of very well loved eateries!

We had hoped to pop over to see Argy and Lakis but our time ran out as we had been invited over to Gail and Pete's for the official opening of their 'back yard and bar'.  Gail and Pete wanted to thank, in no particular order, the builder Darren (with wife Denise) for creating their beautiful outside space, and their friends and neighbours who helped them out when they were living and sleeping in their lounge.  It was good to see Richard and Ellen who have been missing in action with visitors!

It was a lovely evening - the 'few' nibbles Gail had promised turned into a full on buffet and we had one of those balmy condensation free evenings which are so rare in Droushia!