Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 7:18pm
Focus magazine comes back early September, they like most of Spain take their holidays in August.
Here in Huercal Overa on what we call "the bottom road" theres a big paint shop on one of the corners, cant think of the name but when open they have big plastic tubs of paint out front.
As the Colonel says theres Ferretarias/hardware stores all over, theres at least 3 here in town, the one, again on the bottom road has paint and lots of other stuff. At least one guy, maybe the boss can speak half decent english but seems to be "what side of the bed did you get out of" lol.
Most of the other guys you can get there in the end with google translate lol.
We've been here since the end of March and had a leak in the main water line in the pool patio slab I fixed by re-routing the line, then we found out that by re-routing the line we'd cut out the top up device for the pool. A new water boiler was next, fixed with a replacement new electric one tho others said go with gas, bits n bobs with the plant irrigation system and going thru the hoops with paperwork to get padron, residencia, now medical cards, the Spanish healthcare system I'd rate as very thorough.
We're both of pensionable age and just today had bloodworks done, medical registration, next up are ECG's mamograms for partner, prostate exam for me plus general mot's for both that I think are called "Global health screens", nothing like the NHS we've all come to know love and depend, plus being pensionable age prescriptions only cost 10% of the full scrip price, well you cant get everything for free lol
Be aware if you have a pool that you will lose up to an inch of water a day in this heat.
We live 40 minutes inland in a small village called Urcal near Huercal Overa has a bar/cafe doctors, small supermarket etc, friendly locals and just 7 mins from the motorway, 12 miniutes from Huercal Overa, street lamps on all night and most of the day its just so blissfully peaceful and quiet.
We can visit Mojacar and the other small villages dotted along the coast and come home to our little bit of paradise as n when we want lol, even the Colonel comes here to top up his water tanks lol.