Its Tapas Time

My family members and friends have nicknamed me El Greedo. Theres something about these little tasty snacks that could tempt me to spend more than if I'd gone for a full blown meal.
This winter has been a very active time for the resorts in the Canaries. Of course mainland Europe can be a bit chilly for discarding our clothing in the winter. Although I have had reports of some odd bright days in Spain should you get in a sheltered spot the weather is not ensured till later on in springtime.
Also the Skinny Dippers resort on Majorca is attracting 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 father who possess this magnificent place it was off to the fabulous cliff top restaurant for our late evening meal. We stayed in the hotel rooms this time which had amazing sea views over the Playa Esquinzo beach. beach gallery of the resort now has a great new sauna for the guests use. Breakfast the next 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 village on the north west coast. This hamlet is well-known for the amazing blue water lagoons and white sand beaches. We were staying in the Cotillo Sunset flats 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 fabric use only. The sundown from the ocean facing flat terraces are amazing .Opposite this complex is the La Concha beach and lagoon where the outstanding beach bar/restaurant does a roaring trade. This beach will be a combination of naturist and fabrics but only a little further north towards the lighthouse the next lagoon tends to be entirely 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" which is a much sort after property for naturist needing a private villa with pool yet only several metres from the clothes optional "Flag Beach". After beach babes was time to return the hire car and board the ferry to Playa Blanca on Lanzarote. When blondes on a beach arrived our second hire car was waiting for us for our 40 minute journey to Charco del Palo which is the hamlet in the north east of the island. Charco is a hamlet of approximately 500 properties that range from studios on complexes with pools to luxury private villas. One villa I visited had a lift inside that went through an amazing circular library from the ground floor indoor pool to the living accommodation on the upper floors. Other villas like Villa Stropek and the two Casa Rondas are available for rent and have a dedicated client base who book year upon year. The ocean front flats and bungalows at Charco are always in great need. Sitting on the patio you can frequently see dolphins leaping out of the water.
Our next stop off was the fantastic Famara beach where the wild seas in many cases are packed with surfers and kite surfers. Its fine to be nude on the beach and have something interesting to observe while catching the beams. Famara has some very good seafood restaurants and bars overlooking the sea. El Risco restaurant which seems a bit dodgy is named after the 2000 foot mountain range just behind the beach. The food is anything but risky and is freshly caught that day.
The villas and bungalows have separate patios which are private enough for sunbathing.
Viva Espana
Steve Clarke)