The missus and I had Saturday evening appointments for MRI scans (resonancias) at Hospital Quiron in Marbella.
We set off early afternoon because we needed to get a replacement water filter from Leroy Merlin for our Philips osmosis device which purifies our contaminated well-water and makes it safe for drinking.
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Having done that, and as if one French-owned store wasn't enough, we popped into Al Campo, the French-owned supermarket in the La Cañada shopping precinct.
Then it was time to head for the hospital. We got there early, checked in and discovered that the patient before us had not turned up, so we got "done" earlier than scheduled.
The scans were of our heads to check whether we had symptoms of developing dementia. We'll find out in a week when the results come through.
Time for dinner
So, out of the hospital earlier than expected, our thoughts turned to dinner. We decided to head for one of our favourite chiringuitos in the area, "Kala Kalua", on the beach in San Pedro de Alcantara.
We got there at around 6.30 pm to find that they were in the process of closing! On Saturday night?
The very polite and apologetic waiter suggested their sister restaurant, "Nuevo Reino", as an alternative. "The menu is similar", he said, and, more importantly for us, it was open for dinner.
OK, we thought, we'll give it a try,
The terrace was fully booked, said the head waiter, unless we could finish by 9.00 pm, when one table was reserved from. It was 7.00 pm, so we had two hours.
"I think we can manage that," I said.
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Kala Kalua, Nuevo Reino, Paul Whitelock, Quiron,
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