Monthly Archives: January 2013

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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2013 already!

A happy new year to all guests past and future. 2012 started with a very dry winter/spring which continued into the hottest, driest summer for 40 years. As the rest of the world seems to be experiencing freak weather, here … Continue reading

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