62. Mijas

In the event, the logistics went pretty well. Somchai and I landed at the Malaga airport, which is surprisingly hellish. I had forgotten that Malaga is the gateway to the Costa del Sol cheap package tours from England, so the airport was heaving with tourists and pretty chaotic. The only real hitch was that we were supposed to meet our friends at the car rental place, but it turned out our car rental firm didn't have an airport office so we had no meeting place. But fortunately after wandering around the place for an hour we gave up and went to the bar, where of course our friends had done the same thing, so we eventually met up, got the car and drove to Mijas without a hitch. How we managed to get five people and all our luggage into a tiny lime green Fiat Hatchback is beyond me, though. The villa was nice, a modern house in the outskirts of town, with a nice pool and views out to the surrounding mountains. Could have used a bit more investment in the furnishings but overall a nice place to hang out for the week.