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The sun and vibe is waiting for you…just don’t forget your sun lotion!
Chris • 2 May 2019
Even in April at VP you need to make sure you have enough sun protection.
Note: Title photo is courtesy of Alexandra who hires these sun beds on the naturist beach at VP.
‘Hate’ is a strong word, reader is it not? Steve used that very word while proof-reading this very blog you are reading now (four eyes are better than two).
“Oh I HATE the way you hyphenate ‘of-course” he exclaimed.
“They are TWO. SEPARATE. WORDS” he articulated.
Well excuse me but it’s a habit – I can’t help it. Talking of habits, our habit of going to the beach was enhanced in April because it’s happened already…in April. Yes. We’ve been in the sea already and the outdoor pool if you please and I repeat – in April! In fact, during the month of April, apart from a few dodgy days, we actually had quite a few full-on beach days. Even in April at VP you need to make sure you have enough protection on because that sun is strrrong!
Easter week (called Semana Santa here in Spain) I swear was the busiest we’ve ever known it to be all the years we’ve been coming to VP, and it feels like that busyness of Semana Santa has kick-started the whole season, because we’ve just returned from a lovely morning on the beach and it feels like summer already.
Alexandra who runs the sunbeds in front of the Natsun chiringuito returned to the sand only a couple of days ago, ensuring her workmen put all the lovely thatched parasols up properly, and the Pirate Bar is going strong already with all the sunloungers ready to hire too and of course (this was the offending “of-course”) more sunbeds to hire at the lifeguard tower end of the beach. These latter sunbeds are a handy staggering distance from beach bar La Cañita Loca which itself is also buzzing and is a joy to behold with its painted fish-themed blue barrels.
Our rental apartments have been in full swing since March. Last weekend we saw some new guests into our ‘Mediterráneo’ apartment. They haven’t stayed with us before so we always worry that everything is going to be comfortable and good for them. We needn’t have worried because after their first night, they sent us a message to say that the apartment is “close to heaven.” Well, that’ll do us fine but next time I’ll aim for the pearly gates…always room for improvement.
The council finally gave us our new naturist beach signs, after last year's yellow and the previous year's blue, this year we seem to be a minimalist white – how arty.
We’re going out to dinner tonight to a restaurant in the heart of the naturist zone, it’s called Paso Doble. They tend to open from April to October and do a very good value 3-course ‘menu del noche’ for only 15€ which includes a glass of wine or a beer! This’ll be our first visit of the year so we’re looking forward to it.
With all the naturist venues seeming to be in full operation now plus the good weather, I’m getting a bit disorientated about which month it is…I keep thinking we’re in July not the beginning of May.
On your way to VP soon? The sun and vibe is waiting for you…just don’t forget your sun lotion, of course...(see what I did there!)
Steve and Chris offer two beautiful apartments to rent for the discerning naturist traveller. One is directly on the Vera Playa naturist beach, the other just a few footsteps away. See more here
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