The good news in Charco del Palo at the moment is that Lili is opening The bar in Charco del Palo.  She is working very hard over the next few weeks to get things sorted and is hoping to be open at the beginning of November.   Well done Lili, it will be great to have The Bar back and naturist as well.  

The logo to the left is part of Lili's signage for The Pub. 
Alan put this news in his monthly newsletter and here are some of the reactions we've had so far.

Very good News about the Pub, and Lili’s reopening. We arrive the 19th of October and stay for 3 weeks. Hope it opens till then. Will be nice to see you all again, and also Eliya of Samira and Yann. Thank you again for your news letter.

We would like to take the opportunity to share our delight about the news that Lili is about to reopen The Pub and that it will be a naturists place again.

We will visit Charco this year from 8 until 15 December and we are really looking forward to Lili’s Bar and of course all the rest of Charco.

Hi  Wendy. 
Just been reading the blog and so so happy to see that Lilli has taken on Reiners Bar. Great news letter and great news about Lili’s !!  I love her logo and can not wait to become a Lili’s patron.Will be lovely to meet you for a drink there !

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I'm pretty good when it comes to working online and keeping the website up to date but for me a Fire Stick is an unknown quantity. We bought one about 2yrs ago and used it for a couple of months then gave up because it only worked when it wanted too. I had friends stay recently in Charco del Palo and the apartment where they were staying had fairly good internet so they brought there Fire Stick with them and were able to watch lots of television and movies during there stay. I asked Ken to write a piece for me so have a read below.  If you have any questions leave them as comments and hopefully Ken will answer, 

Hi Wendy,

Seems like an age since we were with you in Charco del Palo.

We used our Firestick every day in Charco watching live UK tv and most satellite channels can be picked up on a variety of Apps which you can easily download on to the firestick.

I’ll list the ones I used and give a brief description of what they do.  You just need to Google these by name and for installation on to a firestick and you will get plenty of websites telling you how to install them.  You will also get YouTube videos giving you step by step instructions as well.

Mega box. This is a great App for streaming movies. Download another App called MX Player Pro and this will play the movies almost immediately. When you select the movie for viewing, scroll along the top to VIDEOS. Select the format, Video 720 is the best and then select Custom. This will take you to the next screen where you select MX Player Pro. The movie should start to play very quickly,

Freeflix HQ. This will give you access to movies and live TV. Once you open it you will be taken to the Movies screen. Scroll up to the top of the screen and then right to three Icons at the right side. The magnifying glass lets you search for a movie and the one to it’s right gives you the best server to use. Select this icon and scroll to SERVER STATUS which is orange in colour. Select this and the servers numbered 1 to 10 will indicate graphically which have the strongest signal. If your selected movie isn’t playing change servers to one which has a full strengths signal.

To watch Live TV on this App, staying at the top of the screen, scroll left to the three horizontal bars and select this. You will see a selection on the left side of the screen. Scroll down to Live TV, then Watch Now.  Experiment with the seven options.  Try IPTV(Main).  Select UK and you will see a large selection of TV channels.  Try IPTV(1)  get more channels 

SS BLACK EDITION. This is only for live TV.   This requires little explanation on how it works.

MOBDRO.  Another good App for TV.

I found that on some days it was hit and miss which App was best on any one day.  Just try them all to see which one works best. I hope this helps and please don’t hesitate asking if I can help if you get stuck.  I would say, this works best on the latest generation firestick with the Alexa voice control.

All the best  Ken

Thanks Ken for sharing this information,  if we get any questions I will let you know so you can hopefully give some advise.   Wendy 

One of the news headlines that I read this morning was forecasting four months of snow in what could be the 'Coldest winter for a decade' following record-setting summer heatwave.  With this in mind I have had a look at the booking charts and this is what I can offer if you want to come and join us in Charco del Palo for a few weeks or more to escape the winter cold.  

Casita Luz C3 also has space for three weeks from 5th till 26th January 2019.  Beautifully furnished two bed roomed apartment. Front and back terraces, both with patio furniture.  Free wifi, English television. Price for Casita Luz C3 is 79€ a night plus 50€ cleaning fee.  I can offer you a discount of 5% for the complete three week period. 

Galan Bungalow has space from 5th January 2019 till 11th February 2019.  Cosy bungalow with roof terrace. One bedroom, lounge with breakfast bar and kitchen. Nice outside area protected by the wind and garden is in good position for winter sunshine. Free wifi and English television. Price per night for two people 59€ plus 50€ cleaning fee. I can offer a discount of up to 15% for stay of 28 nights or over.

Bare Retreat has space November, December up to 3rd January.  Available again from 21st February all March and April.  Home from home comfort, lovely spacious villa with terrace facing the ocean. Free wifi.  Television through Netflix.  Price per night for two people 75€ cleaning fee 85€.  I can offer a discount of up to 15% for long stays. Contact me for more details. 
Update: Limited space in November. 

Duplex Nº 13  has space for arrival 3rd January till 31 January this is a four week period. Nicely furnished duplex property with two bedrooms on the upper level and open plan lounge, dining room and kitchen on the lower level. Big swimming pool if you are brave enough to use it ! again, sorry this is not heated.  Free wifi and English television. Price for two people per night 75€, cleaning fee 60€. Discount available for the four week stay.  Contact me for more information. 

This is just a small selection of properties that are ideal for longer stays. Contact me for more details and we can talk about the price especially if you are staying 28 nights and over.  Hope to hear from you soon. 

Please note all dates are available now, but bookings are coming in quickly for next year so some dates will sell.  

Good news,  I have just had a message from Yann and Samaria saying that the Jardin Tropical in Charco del Palo will re open on the 8th October 2018.  I asked how they were doing and this was Yann's reply. " the princess is fine but us we do not sleep a lot "   well that's to be expected  with a new born. 

We are all looking forward to meeting Eliya in the near future.  

Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes - Mala 2018.  
It all started last weekend and its been a fun week, we joined in for the tortilla and cake competition on Wednesday and even put a team forward for the boules comp later that evening, which by the way we lost 12 - 1.  Alan got to be a judge again for the tortilla and this was won by the same lady as last year, she obviously has a winning formula. Our friend Chris was one of six judges for the cakes. Yenni won the first prize for and I came in second with my mincemeat crumble bake and custard.  !!  Well it had to be typically English didn't it !

The Cantina de Mala is now two years old and is still going strong.  At the bar you will find Heineken, Paulaner and Alhambra all on draft.  On Sunday there is a Brunch party that starts at 12h with Gian Luca playing classic rock pop from approx 14h till 17h (he is there most weekends). The Sunday special is freshly roasted chicken with chips and of course the full menu and tapas.  If you love the look of the teeshirts that the staff are wearing have a word with Alex or the bar staff and order one. 

Closed all day Tuesday.   Open all other days midday till 23hrs. 
Location :  Drive to top of road to Arepera Bar, turn right drive 500m and you will see the Cantina.