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It's all happening...here's to summer. Cheers! ¡Salud!
Chris • 29 March 2019
It's the end of March which can only mean one thing...Vera Playa is getting ready for the 2019 summer season ahead
He’s given me a list, Steve has, of things to include in this blog.
“It’s all happening, get the blog out or you’ll miss the boat” he commands.
“I’m a creative” I protest back “I can’t just write to order!”
So, what’s with this list anyway? Let’s have a look shall we…
Well, first of all, are you sleepwalking into losing an hour's sleep this Sunday? Yes, the clocks go forward this weekend signalling the start of even longer, lighter evenings here at VP – bliss!
During the month of March we’ve already had a couple of sets of guests enjoying the spring sunshine in our apartments meaning our season has started unusually early this year. When telling a neighbour about our early start, he did the ‘money rolling in hand gesture’ at me…I just said “no, actually it’s...” and did the knocking back cheap wine and munching chocolate bonbons sign.
Oh, I’m looking back at this list I’ve been given…reader, it’s numbered. The rebel in me wants to change the numbers for bullet points but on this occasion I’ll tow the party line:
So the new developments around the zone in time for the start of the 2019 season are:
1. The welcome return of ‘La Cañita Loca’ opening party next Friday (free drinks and tapas to celebrate)
2. A brand new chiringuito called ‘La Golondrina’ is set to open next Saturday (again, free drinks and paella to wet the bar's worktop)
3. We have been hearing whispers that Luis from ‘Puntonat’ will also be opening soon.
Good to see so many naturist bars opening so early.
We had a chat with Marina from La Cañita Loca who was busy painting the inside of the kitchen vibrant blue. She was gesticulating and announcing that the sun shades will be decorated and painted blue and it will all be gorgeous and lovely. We love this little place – the perfect pit stop as you leave the beach for a caña and tapa...and of course Marina's infectious 'cackle' is always a joy to hear.
Additionally, a couple of weeks ago while we were sunbathing next to 'Cota Zero' (aka the legendary Pirate Bar) we were rudely awoken by the sound of drilling and sawing, so we would assume an opening here soon also?
Of course ‘Oh La La’ has been open some time already this year and ‘Sol y Luna’ and ‘Inna's’/’Natsun’ chiringuito didn't close over winter.
Other things going on in time for the 2019 season starting:
The return of the sun umbrellas, a new, slightly strange, sundial roundabout and many of the textile beach bars all doing their refurb works.
Following a week of strong currents the beach will be getting prepared and groomed in time for Semana Santa (Easter).
The ‘Ruta de la Tapa’ in neighbouring Garrucha is also causing great excitement among the local VP residents. It's a tapas trail of 57 participating restaurants/bars all having their own signature tapa which can be sampled with a drink for just 3 euros a shot. You can meander from bar to bar trying them all, having your "passport stamped" and if you have at least 10 stamps you can enter the draw to win an exotic holiday. Even better, show the bus driver your ‘Ruta de la Tapa’ passport, and you get a free bus ride home – ambassador you spoil us!
It's a gastronomic 'bar crawl' of epic proportions! Today being day 1 of the week-long event, we collected our Ruta de la Tapa "passports" enroute to our Spanish class this afternoon. Thank goodness we don't have to squeeze into any bikinis or for that matter mankinis on the naturist beach this year!!!
On that bombshell and with that image spiralling around your mind , I wish you all a great Daylight Saving Time. Here’s to summer!
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