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Author Archives: Veragooner
Walking the Dog
We normally start the day by going for a 1 hour walk with Stig, he loves to chase all the Rabbits in the campo and Orange groves. It’s a great way to start the day and beats sitting on the … Continue reading
Flickr
Hi I’ve started a flickr page where I’ll post some pictures, you can take a look here
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Scam
Some guests who have just returned from a holiday at Finca Arboleda have let me know about a scam. They received a letter, not an email, saying that they had won a Spanish lottery and asking for their bank details. … Continue reading
Apartment available in May
I hope someone books the apartment soon because my eldest daughter is threatening to come and stay with her friend. Sorry Gemma!
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Irish Rovers
Pirkko and I met in an Irish pub (The Loft) in Stockholm and have Irish friends with whom we’ve celebrated many memorable Paddy nights, well maybe memorable isn’t the right word! so we are always pleased to have guests from … Continue reading
What’s the weather like?
That’s the question we get asked the most. When I lived in Sweden I always thought we only had Summer and Winter well this has been the year of the missing winter in Spain. We’ve had dull weeks and a … Continue reading
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Olives picked and pressed
We had great weather for picking the Olives at the weekend, sunny and 20 degs. Pat and Pete, Brian and Jackie, Mike and Anna gave us loads of help as did Alex and Becks who are staying here and came … Continue reading
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Olive Picking
We will be picking our olives on Saturday 17th through to Monday and will take them to the mill on Tuesday. The weather here is fantastic, 23 degs yesterday, so it should be a good few days.
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Flights to Murcia
Although Almeria airport is the closest to Finca Arboleda, Murcia airport is a good alternative. Murcia airport is situated at San Javier and a new motorway makes the journey very easy. There are 16 direct routes from the UK and … Continue reading
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Olive Oil
We were listening to Chris Evans on the radio last week talking about the virtues of using Olive Oil. They had a bottle in the studio which had come from Italy and cost 21 GBP. 21 QUID!!!! apparently it was … Continue reading
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