Saturday

The weather forecast for the Easter weekend is a bit mixed but even so it is noticeably warmer than a couple of weeks ago. So it's off with the jeans and on with the shorts. Even the Spanish have shed their scarves. Actually, just about everybody is heading for the beach.

Recently shuttered houses are now showing the signs of occupation and seafront bars are springing up out of nowhere. Families are far more in evidence and there's a buzz about the place that has been lacking until now.

The stiff breeze today has got the boats out. We sit sipping cañas near the port and watching the sails go up (and the uncontrolled gybes), passing comments. Yes, there's still that urge to be out there with them.