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What a great night. On a very warm evening, the local community came together in the Plaza del Socorro for a fiesta of music, dance and games enjoyed by everyone, young and not so young.
There were quite a few organised events for the youngsters who enthusiastically got involved.
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The tug of war event was well supported.
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The terrific band "El Trio Musical" who played throughout the evening.
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Our near neighbour and her daughter doing well on the string blocks.
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The well supported bar area. Free bread, chorizo sausages and chicharrones were also on offer during the night.
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José, in the orange and his friend Antonio were happy to pose for a picture.
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Undoubtedly though, the highlight of the evening was the attempt to climb a pole (cucaña) soaked in olive oil, to retrieve an envelope at the top containing 100€.
Prior to and during the attempt, chalk was thrown onto the pole to enable the team of six guys to gain some sort of grip.
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Cheered on by the crowd, it took a huge effort for the lad on top, supported by his mates, to scramble up the greasy pole.
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No it's not snowing but I think I was the only one daft enough to stand downwind of all the chalk dust flying around.
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After a tremendous team effort, the top was reached and the prize won.
As I said at the beginning of the post, a fantastic evening as always. With the party breaking up at about 1.30 pm, we headed up the hill to home.
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