Its Tapas Time

My family and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. Theres something about these little savory snacks that can tempt me to spend more than if I'd gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been a really busy time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of course mainland Europe can be a bit cold for shedding our clothes in winter months. Although I've had reports of some odd sunny days in Spain if you get in a sheltered spot the weather is not ensured till later on in spring.
blondes on a beach of Eagle Peak run by Peter Pledger is doing extraordinarily well and is getting many repeat bookings. Also the Skinny Dippers resort on Majorca is bringing many repeat customers run by Grant and Jordi.


The Vera Playa Hotel as well as the self catering complexes of Bahia Vera and Vera Natura are old time favourites in Vera Playa the resort that will prefer to be Agde but on a smaller scale.
beach bum 've just got back from a "Busmans Naturist Holiday" visiting our Fuerteventura and Lanzarote resorts. Arriving on the island of Fuerteventura we picked up the hire car and headed south to the large naturist resort of Monte Marina as well as the Hotel Marina Playa. After saying our hellos to Susanne Duffner and her mom and dad who own this splendid place it was off to the amazing cliff top restaurant for our late evening meal. We stayed in the hotel rooms this time which had astonishing sea views over the Playa Esquinzo beach. Breakfast the next morning was taken again on the restaurant patio together with the lovely ocean view and beach below.
Our next port of call was the tranquil El Cotillo fishing hamlet on the north west shore. This hamlet is famous for the beautiful blue water lagoons and white sand beaches. We were staying in the Cotillo Sunset flats that are right on one of the lagoon shores and are blessed not only with a swimming pool but in addition a hot tub although for cloth use only. The sundown from the ocean facing apartment terraces are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the exceptional beach bar/restaurant does a roaring trade. This shore tends to be a mixture of naturist and textiles but just a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon will be fully naturist and when we were there I assume there must have been at least 50 naked couples and families.
We set off for Corralejo which is about a twenty minute drive from Cotillo to go to the "Gallery" that's a much sort after property for naturist needing a private villa with pool yet only a couple of metres from the clothing discretionary "Flag Beach". After lunch it was time to return the hire car and board the ferry to Playa Blanca on Lanzarote. When we arrived our second hire car was waiting for us for our 40 minute journey to Charco del Palo which is the village in the north east of the isle. Charco is a hamlet of approximately 500 properties which range from studios on complexes with pools to luxury private villas. One villa I seen had a lift inside that went via an amazing circular library from the ground floor indoor pool to the living accommodation on the top floors. Other villas such as Villa Stropek and also the two Casa Rondas are available for rent and have a dedicated client base who publication year upon year. The ocean front flats and bungalows at Charco are always in great demand. Sitting on the patio you can often see dolphins leaping out of the water.
blondes on a beach was the fabulous Famara beach where the wild seas are often packed with surfers and kite surfers. Its nice to be naked on the beach and have something interesting to observe while capturing the beams. Famara has some very good seafood restaurants and bars overlooking the sea. El Risco eatery which seems a bit dodgy is named after the 2000 foot mountain range just behind the beach. The food is anything but high-risk and is recently caught that day.
nudist and bungalows have separate terraces that are private enough for sunbathing.
Viva Espana
Steve Clarke)