Spanish Winter!

Storms, floods & snow
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It was a rough night last night at Casa Caprice. My house faces north, so I got the full onslaught of the storm, currently raging over this region.

I woke up this morning, to a flooded house, rather like it was a month ago, when the floods hit the Costa Blanca. This time however it feels much worse, especially with the snow and hail that came belting down this afternoon.

I don't mind telling you, I wasn't expecting this kind of weather, in southern Spain, but then nor were most of the residents living here. To them, equally, this is unusual and has rarely happened.
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After an hours sleep, I was up bright an early, yet again. The banging and crashing from the high winds and thunder, last night, was deafening.  With two scared cats, in and out of the bed, it was extremely difficult to get any shut eye this morning.  

Some of the garden furniture had blown off the solarium in the early hours of this morning, so I was out, trying to sort  the mess, left outside, in storm force conditions, at 9am.  I managed to salvage most of the items!

This weather was something I had never experienced in my life!

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Katie was at an interview today, so I popped up to her house earlier to let the dogs out. It's only about a two minute walk, but I was totally drenched by the end of it.

Back home, the hail and rain came down, harder than ever. Windows and doors started to leak in the house, so it was time to get the towels out and sandbank the front of the house.

When this years contract is up, I will definitely be moving from this house. It is far too exposed, freezing cold and constantly lets in water. It's not just me suffering, I know that, but this winter has been bloody hard, with extreme weather; it isn't something I have enjoyed or really want to experience too often.

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I've just taken a look outside; I have had all the shutters down today, to try and prevent the rain from coming in.  It also keeps it a little bit warmer, with no heating in the house; it looks like the bad weather has abated; at least for now.

Time to clean up the mess left behind; fingers crossed the worst has past!

I have been quite struck, how the Spanish have just got on with their lives, despite the huge amount of snow fall and terrible weather conditions. In Britain, a little bit of snow, will cause a huge amount of problems, with the infrastructure and public services. In Spain, life has gone on, much as it has before.  The secret is, wherever you are, don't let the weather get you down, get on with your daily lives and stay positive.  Nothing lasts forever and tomorrow is another day!

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