Left YVR on March 30th – decided to be very urban and take the bus and the Canada Line to the Airport.  Arrived to discover my flight had just been delayed 3 hours which instantly meant I would miss my connection in London!

Since I had arrived early for my international flight it also meant an extra long wait in Vancouver before taking off – not what I had envisioned and a brutal start to my adventure.  The Travel Gods were definitely testing me but I refused to become their victim and immediately booked another flight out of London on a different airline for a big wad of cash and another five and a half hour layover in London.

Arrived in London to learn my  original flight to Malaga had been delayed as well and I might have time to catch it.  Well the ruling was not in my favour again because the connections flight-desk was so slow processing the line up that they closed the gate for my flight exactly 4 minutes before they processed me! The girl at the desk kindly phoned to ask if they would open the gate for one more passenger and they said no.  Back to square one!

Eventually arrived in Malaga 28 hours after leaving Vancouver  and was met at the airport by a delightful young taxi driver who kindly tolerated my broken Spanish and conversed with me all the way to the apartment and even waited until I had made contact with the owner – very sweet of him.  At this point I should have been exhausted but I was running on adrenaline and the excitement of finally reaching my first destination point kept a sparkle in eye and a big grin plastered on my face.

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Above is the view from the apartment a few hours after I arrived. The apartment is unbelievably beautiful and I can’t believe I get to call this place home for the month.   It’s on a lovely pedestrian square smack in the centre of Old Town Malaga.  I immediately notice the light here is very different – the sky is bright and spacious, the light soft and diffused at this time of night.  The charm of the place captured my heart instantly and I can’t wait to explore tomorrow.  Cracked open the bottle of wine left by the owner to celebrate my arrival – my arrival in Malaga and my arrival on the doorstep of many new and exciting adventures.