For the next week, Thomas enjoyed some relaxing time around the amazing villa with his wife and inlaws.

Within that week they consumed huge amounts of food purchased from the local supermarket, ate, swam, sun bathed and sun bathed some moor.

Other than relaxing, Thomas visited an amazing safari park situated over serveral mountain sides, visited the local market where he bought his Panama hat, which really didnt suit him and definately made him stand out from the locals.

They all found the holiday very relaxing but sometimes challenging in close quaters.

The luxury villa was peaceful and isolated away from bustling nightlife of Marbella, which all prefered. It had been built high up on the hillside overlooking the Medeteranian sea, Gibralter and Morocco. Quite often in the morning a heavy sea mist would suddenly engulf the hillside, reminding Thomas of the film, ‘The Fog’. This was usually followed by a hot, gentler blowing Saharan wind from Africa increasing the temperature to no more than 34′.

Thomas could hear Morocco calling him as he looked across the sea with excitement but then thought best left for another adventure and didnt think the in laws would approve.

Towards the end of the week, Thomas became restless and couldnt wait to hit the road again knowing his 2011 road trip was about to restart. After some basic checks and attention to Nomad in preperation for Portugal and Spain’s mountainous regions, Thomas and the family sat down for a beautiful last evening meal together as the sun went down.A great holiday enjoyed by all, of which many memories will be remembered including the closeness towards the end and his father in law breaking the sunbed and looking like a roasted pepper after his feble attemp of a quick squirt and rub of sun cream.