Its Tapas Time

My family and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. Theres something about these small delicious snacks that could tempt me to spend more than if I'd gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been a very busy time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of course mainland Europe can be a bit chilly for losing our clothes in the winter. Although I have had reports of some odd bright days in Spain should you get in a sheltered spot the weather isn't guaranteed till later on in spring.
The exceptional resort of Eagle Peak run by Peter Pledger is doing exceptionally well and is getting many repeat bookings. Additionally, beach girl resort on Majorca is bringing many repeat customers run by Grant and Jordi.
The Vera Playa Hotel and also the self catering complexes of Bahia Vera and Vera Natura are old time favourites in Vera Playa the resort that would prefer to be Agde but on a smaller scale.


I've just got back from a "Busmans Naturist Holiday" visiting our Fuerteventura and Lanzarote resorts. After saying our hellos to Susanne Duffner and her mom and father who possess this splendid place it was off to the fabulous cliff top restaurant for our late evening meal. We stayed in the hotel rooms this time which had amazing sea views over the Playa Esquinzo beach. The Monte Marina nude side of the resort now has a great new sauna for the guests use. Breakfast the next morning was taken again on the restaurant patio together with the lovely ocean view and beach beneath.
Our next port of call was the tranquil El Cotillo fishing village on the north west shore. This village is well-known for the amazing blue water lagoons and white sand beaches. We were staying in the Cotillo Sunset apartments which are right on one of the lagoon beaches and are blessed not only with a swimming pool but in addition a hot tub although for cloth use only. The sunsets from the ocean facing flat patios are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the outstanding beach bar/eatery does a roaring trade. http://wwwx-pot.com blondes on a beach tends to be a mixture of naturist and cloths but merely a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon tends to be entirely naturist and when we were there I suppose there must have been at least 50 nude 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 wanting a private villa with pool yet only a few metres from the clothes discretionary "Flag Beach". When beach girl 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 island. Charco is a hamlet of around 500 properties that range from studios on complexes with pools to luxurious private villas. One villa I seen had a lift inside that travelled through an amazing circular library from the ground floor indoor pool to the living accommodation on the top floors. Other villas like Villa Stropek as well as the two Casa Rondas are available for rent and have a committed client base who book year upon year. The ocean front flats and bungalows at Charco are always in great demand. Sitting on the patio you can frequently see dolphins leaping out of the water.
Our next stop off was the incredible Famara beach where the wild seas are often packed with surfers and kite surfers. Its nice to be nude on the beach and have something fascinating to watch while capturing the rays. Famara has some very good seafood restaurants and bars overlooking the sea. El Risco restaurant which sounds a little dodgy is named after the 2000 foot mountain range just behind the beach. The food is anything but risky and is recently caught that day.
The villas and bungalows have separate terraces which are private enough for sunbathing.
After beach gallery to the Papagayo beaches it was time to catch the ferry back to Fuerteventura and back to the Rosario airport for our flight home.
Viva Espana
Steve Clarke)