Its Tapas Time

My family and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. I cant help it that when I'm in Spain or the Canaries I cant resist only trying out the local tapas bars even between meals. Theres something about these little tasty snacks that could tempt me to spend more than if I had gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been an extremely busy time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of course mainland Europe can be a bit chilly for discarding our clothes in the wintertime. Although I've had reports of some odd sunny days in Spain should you get in a sheltered area the weather is not ensured 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. Additionally, 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" visiting our Fuerteventura and Lanzarote resorts. Arriving on the island of Fuerteventura we picked up the hire car and headed south to the large 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 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 amazing sea views over the Playa Esquinzo beach. The Monte Marina naked side of the resort now has a great new sauna for the guests use. Breakfast the following morning was taken again on the restaurant patio with the beautiful ocean view and beach beneath.


Our next port of call was the tranquil El Cotillo fishing hamlet 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 which are directly on one of the lagoon beaches and are blessed not only with a swimming pool but also a hot tub although for cloth use only. The sundown from the ocean facing flat terraces are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the exceptional beach bar/restaurant does a roaring trade. This shore will be a combination of naturist and textiles but merely a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon tends to be totally naturist and when we were there I guess 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 visit the "Gallery" that's a much sort after property for naturist needing a private villa with pool yet only several metres from the clothes 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 island. Charco is a village of approximately 500 properties that range from studios on complexes with pools to luxurious private villas. beach girl seen had a lift inside that went via a fantastic circular library from the ground floor indoor pool to the living accommodation on the upper floors. beach girl like Villa Stropek along with the two Casa Rondas are available for rent and have a committed client base who book year upon year. beach girl 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 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 beams. 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 seashore. The food is anything but risky and is freshly caught that day.
The villas and bungalows have independent patios that are private enough for sunbathing.
Viva Espana
Steve Clarke)