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Author Archives: Veragooner
More and cheaper flights to Finca Arboleda
There seems to be more choice of flights into Murcia and Alicante this summer as Murcia today reports here
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RVP
Andrew has been to stay, again, with his parents and couldn’t wait to show me his prize possession. The story behind this is that he is a Man Utd fan and I for my sins an Arsenal fan, last summer … Continue reading
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Dia de la Vieja (Day of the old lady)
This is a very local fiesta celebrated around Mojacar, Villaricos and Vera. It takes place during lent on a Thursday, 3 weeks before Holy Thursday. Families head off to the campo in the afternoon for a picnic, Later on there … Continue reading
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Golf in Vera Almeria area.
Golf is very popular in this area with 5 courses to choose from. The beauty of staying at Finca Arboleda is that you aren’t committed to playing at the same course every time. The golf page has been updated but … Continue reading
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Bargain Spanish Property
Prices here are probably at their lowest for 10 years, a great time to pick up a bargain in the sun. We have a couple on our site owned by friends that would both make beautiful, comfortable homes. You can … Continue reading
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Torre Bahia
We made a rare visit to Mojacar yesterday for a group lunch with friends. It was a glorious sunny day and we had a good lunch. Torre Bahia is a traditional long established family restaurant and we had menu del … Continue reading
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Almazara restaurant at Cortijo Grande
We had a very nice lunch here. The restaurant is the club house for the golf course and is in a setting that is hard to beat. The owners were extremely friendly and the home cooked food very good. Well … Continue reading
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We’ve lived here for 9 years and still love it.
Tomorrow we have lived at Finca Arboleda for 9 years. I was lazing by the pool, it’s 24ยบ, eating a freshly picked mandarin and thinking it doesn’t get much better than this. But the only problem is this is our … Continue reading
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Starlings
Around Olive picking time we get large flocks of hungry Starlings which are amazing to watch. These pictures were on Tom’s folder where I took the Olive pictures from so I thought I’d share them. Thanks Tom!
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Olive picking 2012
Well we did pick the Olives in November, not a great yield this year 16.6% due to the heavy rain at the end of September which the olives absorbed. As you can see from the pictures the weather wasn’t great … Continue reading
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