Its Tapas Time

beach babes and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. Theres something about these small savory bites that could tempt me to spend more than if I'd gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been an extremely busy time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of beach girl can be a bit chilly for discarding our clothes in the wintertime. Although I have had reports of some strange sunny days in Spain if you get in a sheltered area the weather is not guaranteed till later on in springtime.
beach gallery of Eagle Peak run by Peter Pledger is doing exceedingly 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've 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 own this splendid place it was off to the fabulous 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. beach bum 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 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 famous for the beautiful blue water lagoons and white sand beaches. We were staying in the Cotillo Sunset apartments that are directly on one of the lagoon shores and are blessed not only with a swimming pool but also a hot tub although for cloth use only. The sunsets from the ocean facing apartment terraces are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the outstanding beach bar/eatery does a roaring trade. This beach will be a combination of naturist and cloths but just a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon has a tendency to be entirely 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 go to the "Gallery" which is a much sort after property for naturist needing a private villa with pool yet only a few 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 hamlet of around 500 properties which range from studios on complexes with pools to luxurious private villas. One villa I visited had a lift inside that travelled via an incredible circular library from the ground floor indoor pool to the living accommodation on the upper floors. Other villas such as Villa Stropek and the two Casa Rondas are available for rent and have a committed client base who publication year upon year. The ocean front apartments and bungalows at Charco are always in great demand. Sitting on the terrace 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 naked on the beach and have something fascinating to observe while catching the beams. Famara has some really good seafood restaurants and bars overlooking the sea. beach party which seems a bit dodgy is named after the 2000 foot mountain range just behind the seashore. nudist is anything but risky and is recently caught that day.
The villas and bungalows have separate patios which are private enough for sunbathing.
Viva Espana
Steve Clarke)