Its Tapas Time

My family and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. Theres something about these little tasty bites that could tempt me to spend more than if I'd gone for a full blown meal.


This winter has been an extremely active time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of course mainland Europe can be a bit cold for losing our clothing in the winter. Although I've had reports of some strange bright days in Spain should you get in a sheltered spot the weather isn't ensured till later on in springtime.
Also the Skinny Dippers resort on Majorca is attracting many repeat customers run by Grant and Jordi.
I have 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 and 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 amazing 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 patio together with the beautiful ocean view and beach below.
Our next port of call was the tranquil El Cotillo fishing village on the north west coast. This hamlet is famous for the amazing blue water lagoons and white sand beaches. We were staying in the Cotillo Sunset apartments that are right 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 sundown from the ocean facing flat patios are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the superb beach bar/eatery does a roaring trade. beach party has a tendency to be a combination of naturist and cloths but merely a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon has a tendency to be completely 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" which is a much sort after property for naturist needing a private villa with pool yet only a couple of metres from the clothing optional "Flag Beach". Charco is a hamlet of approximately 500 properties which range from studios on complexes with pools to luxurious private villas. One villa I visited had a elevator inside that went through 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 dedicated client base who publication year upon year. The ocean front flats 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 in many cases are crowded with surfers and kite surfers. Its nice to be nude on the beach and have something interesting to watch while catching the beams. Famara has some really good seafood restaurants and bars overlooking the sea. nudism which sounds a bit dodgy is named after the 2000 foot mountain range just behind the beach. The food is anything but risky and is recently caught that day.
The villas and bungalows have independent patios which are private enough for sunbathing.
After a trip 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)