Team Leip Travels: February 2023

Sunday, February 26, 2023

25 February 2023 Puerto Banus: Saturday Market on the Hill

We walked the 1.5 km to get to the Saturday Market on the hill. It is next to the bullfighting arena and stretched along the road for several blocks. It was mostly clothes, bags and jewelry but we found some veggies and live plants. I tried on a few hats and got "goldilocked", the hats were too big or too small but none just right. We wandered and looked and walked about. There were some fine views of the water and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Oh the humanity!

Belts, shirts, sun and fun

All the shawls

We did not need any furniture

Or basketry

The market heads down hill for three blocks

The green space is along the Rio Verde

Lots of Villas

The gates to the Bullfighting Arena

It has been 265 days since we began our Migration

24 February 2023 Marbella: Walking the Pier

Champagne dreams and caviar wishes is how we are feeling in front of this mega yacht. We walked out to the end of the breakwater and drank in the sweet scenery. The mountains ringing the harbor, boat after boat in the marina, large white buildings all matching our mental imagery of the Mediterranean coast. The day is sunny and although we find it a tad bit chilly, it is February after all.

A long path out to the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater

This is a cool statue

The smaller of the two lighthouses

The Marbella sign

It is a long walk out to the end of the pier

It is hot and cold. No wind with sun, too hot, wind with sun cool, no wind without sun chilly. wind without sun cold

A large lighthouse on this end

Very large sail boats docked up

Leslie presenting the City Sign

The nicer rocks are closer to the path

Giant intestines in a boat

The town at the entrance to the harbor

James Bond forgot his boat

Some sort of navigational aide

It is requiring some adjustment

Somehow it is a two man job

We still have a way to go to get to the other lighthouse

The town of Nueva Andalusia

Yacht but not our yacht

We estimated 200 to 250 nice boats

A large sprawling hotel

It has been 264 day since we began our Migration

Friday, February 24, 2023

22 February 2023 Marbella: We Head to the East Along the Walkway

The wind was calm and the sun was bright, perfect weather for a walk. The walkway started out "paved" with a mixture of concrete, bricks and stones. Some places are easier to walk on than others and the walkway leads to the footbridge pictured above. After the bridge the path is sand and there are deep places where the bikes dig into the sand and wipe out! We have to keep our eye on the ball while walking. We got to a wooden board walk that was just above the water line and we watched the tide come in. It was very peaceful and we are enjoying some stationary time at the shore. Ahhhh can be heard in the apartment often as we are relaxing.