Thursday, Our last day at EPM, was everything and more that we could wish for, the perfect end to a fabulous holiday and a memory that will keep us going until the next time.
We woke to bright sunny sky's, a beautiful blue morning. We toddled off to Toscana to spend one last leisurely breakfast with the team there, Angel, Marcos, Lizeth & Shehily especially. I took down my little pocket LG photo printer and printed off photos for all the staff that we had taken over the three weeks we had been there, well they all loved them and we then had to take photos with them and print more so they could have keepsakes of all of us - such a little thing but all of the team loved them and there were so many exclamations, laughter and smiles over the little photos!!
So we then went and rested up by the revive bar until lunchtime and then strolled around to the grill, Angel set us up facing the sea, and we have a really leisurely lunch, no rushing and excellent service as always. For lunch I had my favourite chicken wraps, with some cold Sauvignon blanc and Kev had the burger with a few pacificos. We just spent nearly two hours chatting and watching the world go by with a perfect turquoise sea in front of us and the sounds of the musicians drifting up from las olas.
After lunch we went back to the revive bar for a couple hours more, then retired to our room to start the gently art of throwing things in the suitcase for our trip home!!! Lol!!
A little while later, Nelson arrived to give us a little tour of some of the resort we missed, including some of the more select rooms - well you have to dream don't you! We then finished the afternoon at the excellence club Chocolate Tasting with one of Ceasars seriously fabulous chocolate mint martinis! Oh my! Liquid after eights! They were so so good!
A little rest before dinner, then I dressed up in a new dress I'd been saving for the last night (yes I actually had clothes to take home that I hadn't even worn in the three weeks!!! Lol) and for once, my hair went perfect! (Told you it was a good day didn't I? Lol!!! It's the little things ain't it!!!! )
A final French martini at the bar before dinner and then off to our favourite restaurant, chez Isabel for the last time, and oh what a meal! Señor Pedro, Christian and the lovely Martin (with a more than a little help from Aldo!) ensured our last evening was truly memorable. A beautifully decorated table, then starters of pear and blue cheese salad for me and bouillabaisse for Kevin - Christian had warned us to keep the starters light as the chef had prepared us a special main. The pear salad, with thinly sliced small pears, frisée lettuce, little gems of Roquefort cheese, a delicious dressing and then literally teeny zings of orange, was delicious - every mouthful just burst with flavour.
Kevin had decided he really wanted a Monte Xenic red wine for our last meal, Martin had introduced us to this wine the last time we came to EPM and it's still one of our favourites. So we relaxed with a glass until Christian came with our three main courses.......
The chef had prepared us a main course each of Duck Confit on a bed of herby potatoes and delicious braised apple and cinnamon. This was accompanied by a sharing dish of Filet Mignon, cooked in a red wine reduction, with lobster sans shell. Oh my, where to start - well for me, it was the duck, which was butter soft, melt in the mouth Devine and the accompanying cinnamon apple, even now I'm salivating! Both Christian and the chef knew duck was my favourite and they had conspired together to surprise me! Seriously seriously delicious!!! And the third main - rich, deep, steak, with delicious soft buttery lobster. Kevin was in his element!
We had said we would skip dessert, but Christian - the little devil - had let us relax for a time with the wine before bringing out another gorgeous surprise - the best one yet!!! Two Chocolate baskets made from white and bitter dark chocolate, filled with soft dark chocolate mousse, complete with candles, and large blackberries, and 'happy anniversary' iced on the side with chocolate. So whilst I was full, one taste and there was no way I was leaving it!!! They were so delicious and right up my street!
One last surprise, Señor Martin brought us both over a special liqueur each which he thought would go with the chocolate dessert. It was delicious as always - You can always trust Señor Martin to choose something perfect.
Finally, our meal was over - we were fortunate enough to visit Señor Martin's wine cellar before we left and have a chance to spend a little bit more 'one to one' time with him, then a very quick au revoir to both Señor Martin and Señor Pedro as I was getting a bit teary by this time. Until next time my friends 😘
After dinner a quick bye with Caesar and we retired back to our room to sleep - or so we thought! Nelson had arranged a romantic send off, rose champagne, a Marble slab of delicious chocolates, fruits and tarts, rose petal strewn floor and a rose petal strewn, foam bath jacuzzi. Told you it was a perfect day, didn't I!!!
Now, I'd like to finish with a romantic story, about how we both enjoyed the jacuzzi, sat sipping champagne whilst gazing into each other's eyes and how it was all so perfect..........but as you all know, Kev has a history with this jacuzzi, so this is what really happened.......
I thought it would be good to get a photo of him in the tub for the blog, Kev said, no, I'll take one of both of us using the timer on the camera. So we both put cozzies on (no topless photos of me on the internet peeps!), moved the little side table into position, I gingerly got in (well I had had quite a bit to drink and didn't want to slip and beak my ankles on holiday again - long story!!!!........) and proceeded to pose so he could check the angles of the camera.
Everything set up, choccies and champagne in the foreground, me ready with a glass of bubbly, smiling like a nutter! Kev then pressies the timer and literally leaps for the tub, does this mad flip, dive bombs and hits the water, which leaves the tub at 50 miles an hour straight up, then down on my head, drowning my 'perfect hair, champagne, chocolates, walls, towels etc. Then, the camera flashes. I took one look at him, then at my 'bubbly covered' champagne glass in my hand, then at the foam covered chocolates and literally fell back in the water laughing my head off!! You can take the boy out of the east end, but not the east end out of the boy!!!
So that was our last full day, great or what?!!! ;-)
