SNOW!!

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Veragooner

Just got a mail from the UK, snow in April in Hampshire!

Why not book a holiday here in May, we’ve just had 2 cancellations and will give you a good price and your money back if it snows!

Snow in April in Hampshire

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Cartagena

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Veragooner

Cartagena is less than an hour north of Vera close to Murcia airport. Flights from here are generally in the evening and Cartagena has been recommended as an interesting place to spend a few hours. With nearly 3000 years of history from Carthagian and Roman times to the Spanish civil war where it was a stronghold against Franco there is plenty to see and do. Then you can enjoy a last meal on the harbour front before heading for the airport.

Tourist site

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Walt was a son of Mojacar?

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Veragooner

Walt Disney in 1954, cropped from a NASA photo

Walt Disney in 1954, cropped from a NASA photo


A new book on urban legends of the province has just been published
Some of the urban legends of the province of Almeria are about to see new light as a new book on the subject is published by local author, Alberto Cerezuela.

The most famous one, which claims that Walt Disney was born in Mojácar, has been well publicised, but there are plenty others which have awakened the interest of the young author. When asked by 20 minutos about the Disney story, Alberto said that it was a very interesting tale. He says he spoke to a resident of Mojacar who says he was Walt Disney’s neighbour, but that the claims were difficult to prove, especially as the family are not prepared to do any DNA testing.

Another of the author’s favourites is Los Fuegos de Laroya. This legend tells stories of spontaneous combustion in the small village of Laroya in the year 1945, with clothes, furniture and even animals suddenly bursting into flame.

The book in Spanish is called ‘Enigmas y leyendas de Almería’ and is published by Ediciones Culti

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Walking the Dog

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Veragooner

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 M3 listening to traffic reports. You’re welcome to join us if you are staying here.

We took a few pictures that you can see here

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Flickr

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Veragooner

Hi

I’ve started a flickr page where I’ll post some pictures, you can take a look here

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Scam

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Veragooner

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. They hadn’t bought a ticket so knew it wasn’t genuine.

Their address wasn’t leaked from us as we don’t have that information. It could have come from the car rental company. So just be aware and if anyone else has the same letter please let me know.

Weather report at 10.35 am….26 degrees and SUNNY!!

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Apartment available in May

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Veragooner

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

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Veragooner

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 the home of Guinness. Ryanair are restarting their popular Dublin to Almeria route from April 1st so we hope to see a few visitors from Ireland this summer.

Liam Brady would be especially welcome if he’s reading this!

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What’s the weather like?

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Veragooner

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 spot of rain but now it’s sunshine and night temperatures around 14 degs and 20 by day.

Blossom everywhere, Apricots, Almonds, Plums and the fantastic Oranges. The pool is 20 degs and guests are swimming, still about 5 degs too low for me, we even had some nutters using it on New Years Eve, you know who you are!

We still have a couple of free weeks in March and April and all of May in the apartment which is one of the best months to visit this area, warm, quiet and cheap.

See you all soon

Mick

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Olives picked and pressed

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Veragooner

olive-press-resize.jpgWe 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 all the way from New Zealand (not just to pick the Olives!). We picked 561Kg of Olives and now have 127 litres of Extra Virgin Olive Oil ready for you to try and buy when you visit Finca Arboleda.

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