Leaving Spain

The last few days in Spain left us with very little to do having seen all of the small town of Chiclana more than once and having been to most of the local attractions. We would have gone to the beach but it was very windy and we didn't think a sandy beach would be the most forgiving environment in that sort of weather.

Friday saw the continuation of the Carnival but with the day being more child-based. At midday we went to Megan's cousin Hugo's school and watched each year perform a song on stage whilst dressed in various costumes. Hugo's year (9 yr olds) were dressed as tourists while the others varied between hippies, old people and wearing pyjamas. As soon as we got home we had to help out to finish the costume for the afternoon parade. A few of Hugo's school were going out supporting Cadiz FC, the local team. To do this they were dressed as footballs and cheerleaders. The effort that is put into dressing up is impressive as most of the costumes are handmade! In the parade later in the afternoon we saw groups of ghosts, cowboys, hippies, babies, witches, police, skeletons and various assorted others.

That evening we were treated to an almost private performance by another group of singers, this time dressed as (and singing about) Sherlock Holmes. Amusing, not least for the fact that they couldn't quite say Sherlock Holmes properly and also they were apparently singing about being from England and dunking biscuits in their tea!

As I'm sitting in departures in Jerez Airport (after being early enough to be first checked in!) I think we've had a pretty good 12 days or so, we've seen and taken part in Spanish culture and enjoyed it very much.