Its Tapas Time
My family members and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. Theres something about these little delicious snacks that could tempt me to spend more than if I had gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been an incredibly busy time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of https://getpocket.com/@jumbolook8 can be a bit cold for dropping our clothes in the winter. Although I have had reports of some strange sunny days in Spain should you get in a sheltered area the weather is not guaranteed till later on in springtime.
The superb resort 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 attracting 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.
I have just got back from a "Busmans Naturist Holiday" seeing our Fuerteventura and Lanzarote resorts. Arriving on the island of Fuerteventura we picked up the hire car and headed south to the great naturist resort of Monte Marina and the Hotel Marina Playa. After saying our hellos to Susanne Duffner and her mother and dad who possess this glorious 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 astonishing 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 terrace together with the beautiful 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 amazing blue water lagoons and white sand beaches. We were staying in the Cotillo Sunset apartments which are right on one of the lagoon shores and are blessed not only with a swimming pool but also a hot tub although for textile use only. The sundown from the ocean facing apartment terraces are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the outstanding beach bar/restaurant does a roaring trade. This shore will be a combination of naturist and textiles but just a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon tends to be entirely 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 several metres from the clothes optional "Flag Beach". Charco is a village of around 500 properties which range from studios on complexes with pools to luxury private villas. One villa I 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 like Villa Stropek and also the two Casa Rondas are available for rent and have a dedicated client base who book year upon year. https://www.instapaper.com/p/chairbead9 and bungalows at Charco are always in great need. Sitting on the terrace you can frequently see dolphins leaping out of the water.
Our next stop away was the wonderful 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 interesting to observe while getting the beams. Famara has some really 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 seashore. The food is anything but dangerous and is freshly caught that day.
The villas and bungalows have separate patios that are private enough for sunbathing.
After a visit 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)
