North beach

[turkeyfoot]

Hi
Does anybody know if Christina is running the beds this year, if beds are yet available?
She did intimate last year she would not be renewing the license for 2023
Thanks
Geoff

[Jo Wissett]

I believe not. Mainly because there is literally NO beach there at all at the moment!

[turkeyfoot]

Hi
Hopefully by September all will be well
Geoff

[soniaP]

There are not as many sunbeds at the south end of the beach.  Not sure about the North. Pedros has not bought a license for as much space this year which unfortunately has meant one day there were no sunbeds left at all on the beach so we didnt stay.  The beach when we first arrived was full of seaweed and stones from outside Alex's upwards but this has now been cleared.

[Sandy x]

Christina has a few sunbeds this year but all are on pebbles and it is pebbly going into the sea. Wading round you would be neck high so people are walking along the donkey track and down the cliff path.
To be honest, there is very little beach at all this year to the right of the jetty. Dimitris  has a few sunbeds but all on pebble. Pedro must be making a fortune on south beach this year!

[soniaP]

Unfortunately Pedro's isn't taking a fortune this year Sandy as he only has Sunbeds outside Gratselas and Vinceremos.  One day while we were there we could not get a sunbed at all. With all due respect to the nudists also they are going to the south beach instead with it being difgicukt ti get to the north beach and as Pedro's only has control of the beach as far as Vinceremos it does mean that we saw nudists further down towards the main beach close to where families were. 🤔.

[Sandy x]

Yes I agree Pedro can only put his sunbeds up as far as Vinceremos but he has at least 30 there at 10 euros for 2 (which sometimes get let out twice in one day) so in comparison to Dimitris and Christina, he won't be doing badly.

[turkeyfoot]

Hi
How are the beaches for sand, including the north end?

Geoff

[Laura]

Outside porto fino restaurant its quite narrow and water white stony to get in to  but we found it better down underneath Gratselas, good width of beach and sandy getting into the water.. Sea very shallow this yeat. Sunbeds under Gratselaas are only €10 for 2 with an umbrella!

[turkeyfoot]

Hi
Thanks
Any update on the north beach. Ie Access and sand
Geoff

[Jo Wissett]

I believe there is still no sand or wading available unfortunately. Christina has a few beds on the stones but these are only access by scrambling down the cliff'

[kevin-beverly]

HI

South beach in my opinion is much better  No sunbeds 

kev

[turkeyfoot]

Hi
Hoping by September the north beach will be easily reached.

Some of us find it very difficult and uncomfortable laying on sand, but not as uncomfortable as beds.

Hopefully Pedro will allow us to take beds up to the far south end. Does anybody know if he will do this ?

Geoff

[Lawty]

It's unlike that Pedro will be able to allow you to use his beds further up the beach. They have to pay a fee to the council for a 'patch' of beach and are not allowed to extend beyond it.

[turkeyfoot]

Hi
With a week to go before we depart for Arillas has the beach become easily accessible?

In the meantime the cases have been bought down from the loft.
Free standing clothes rails  assembled so  all our clothing can be sorted and ironed prior to packing.
Boarding passes downloaded.
Last of the euro to be delivered Tuesday. Best rate of 1.15 is not that good. Bought some a few weeks back at 1.17, should have ordered it all.
Medications sorted.
Toiletries sorted.
Taxi to airport confirmed.
Check list compiled for everything else you have to take, such as chargers, so nothing is forgotten

Geoff

Oops must remember to pack the Colmans