Its Tapas Time

My family members and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. I cant help it that when I'm in Spain or the Canaries I cant resist just trying out the local tapas bars even between meals. Theres something about these little delicious bites that could tempt me to spend more than if I'd gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been a really active time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of course mainland Europe can be a bit cold for losing our clothing in the wintertime. Although I have had reports of some odd sunny days in Spain should you get in a sheltered area the weather isn't ensured till later on in spring.
The excellent 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 attracting many repeat customers run by Grant and Jordi.
The Vera Playa Hotel and the self catering complexes of Bahia Vera and Vera Natura are old time favourites in Vera Playa the resort that will want to be Agde but on a smaller scale.
I'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 great naturist resort of Monte Marina as well as the Hotel Marina Playa. After saying our hellos to Susanne Duffner and her mother and dad who own this glorious place it was off to the wonderful 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. Breakfast the following morning was taken again on the restaurant terrace 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 flats which are right on one of the lagoon beaches and are blessed not only with a swimming pool but also 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 outstanding beach bar/eatery does a roaring trade. This shore will be a mixture of naturist and fabrics but just a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon has a tendency to be totally naturist and when we were there I assume 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 is a much sort after property for naturist needing a private villa with pool yet only several metres from the clothes discretionary "Flag Beach". After lunch it was time to return the hire car and board the ferry to Playa Blanca on Lanzarote. Charco is a village of around 500 properties which range from studios on complexes with pools to luxurious private villas. One villa I visited had a elevator inside that travelled through 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 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 need. Sitting on the patio you can often 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 fine to be naked on the beach and have something interesting to watch while getting the beams. Famara has some really good seafood restaurants and bars overlooking the sea. El Risco eatery which seems a little dodgy is named after the 2000 foot mountain range just behind the seashore. The food is anything but high-risk and is recently caught that day.
https://www.pinterest.com/boyleleonard/ and bungalows have independent patios that are private enough for sunbathing.
Viva Espana


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