Its Tapas Time
My family members and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. I cant help it that when I am in Spain or the Canaries I cant resist just trying out the local tapas bars even between meals. beach girl about these small savory bites that may tempt me to spend more than if I had gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been an incredibly active time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of course mainland Europe can be a bit chilly for losing our clothing in the winter. Although I have had reports of some strange bright days in Spain if you get in a sheltered area the weather isn't ensured till later on in springtime.
The outstanding resort of Eagle Peak run by Peter Pledger is doing extremely well and is getting many repeat bookings. Also the Skinny Dippers resort on Majorca is bringing many repeat customers run by Grant and Jordi.
I've just got back from a "Busmans Naturist Holiday" seeing our Fuerteventura and Lanzarote resorts. After saying our hellos to Susanne Duffner and her mom and dad who own this splendid place it was off to the fantastic cliff top restaurant for our late evening meal. We remained in the hotel rooms this time which had astonishing sea views over the Playa Esquinzo beach. The Monte Marina bare side of the resort now has a great new sauna for the guests use. Breakfast the next morning was taken again on the restaurant terrace with the beautiful ocean view and beach beneath.
Our next port of call was the tranquil El Cotillo fishing village on the north west coast. This village is well-known for the amazing 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 fabric use only. The sundown from the ocean facing apartment terraces are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the superb beach bar/restaurant does a roaring trade. This shore will be a mixture of naturist and textiles but only a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon tends to be completely naturist and when we were there I guess 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 visit the "Gallery" which is 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". 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 village of approximately 500 properties that range from studios on complexes with pools to luxurious private villas. beach gallery seen had a elevator inside that travelled via a fantastic circular library from the ground floor indoor pool to the living accommodation on the top floors. Other villas such as 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 apartments and bungalows at Charco are always in great need. Sitting on the patio you can often see dolphins leaping out of the water.
beach gallery stop off was the incredible Famara beach where the wild seas are often crowded with surfers and kite surfers. Its fine to be naked on the beach and have something fascinating to watch while catching the rays. Famara has some very good seafood restaurants and bars overlooking the sea. El Risco restaurant which sounds a bit dodgy is named after the 2000 foot mountain range just behind the seashore. The food is anything but risky and is recently caught that day.
The villas and bungalows have independent terraces which are private enough for sunbathing.
After nudist 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)
