'Ed Case

In this week's Issue......         

Bravo Espana! What a great match it was and a well deserved victory! Even if you are not into football, the result would have been obvious as the hordes took to the streets to celebrate. Even on the quiet estate of Tamaragua, the fireworks were going off, horns hooting and much whistling and cheering. Take a look at Surfbum this week to see his pictures of the celebrations in Puerto del Rosario.

And talking of celebrating, someone who is definitely in the lull before the storm is Simon, who paid the rock a brief visit last week. Here's a "touching "photo of him , only seven weeks to go before the big day and he is looking remarkably relaxed  maybe the beers we had just consumed!

Our Queen celebrated her 82nd birthday recently  - I just hope I look that good if I ever reach that age - and typical of the Spanish, they decided to have a birthday party for her, how nice is that! Take a look at the Guestroom for some pictures.

Having just got back from a very busy week in Holland, I am now off on holiday to la Palma, so will not be able to publish next week. However, will be going to press again on the 18th July when you can look forward to some travel tips to this island and some very green pictures! Luckily I have had a preview of this in Holland where I took this photo at the back of the IKEA car park, while I was sneaking a cigarette.

A little different to Fraggle Rock!

And talking of being sneaky, I heard another bit of police madness this week. One guy was driving back from Rosario in his van when he was stopped. The police found a vacuum cleaner that he had just bought for himself in the back of the van and promptly fined him as he didn't have a licence to transport goods. He told them it was for himself, but they said that it should have been in the front of the van, and then there would have been no problem. So van owners beware.....

Most of the news this week has been about the threat to overturn the mayoress of la Oliva, Claudina Morales, by a coalition of two opposing parties. For those of us who live here, especially on developments not personally approved by this council, this move can only be good news. Many people who have bought off plan have found that their homes may not actually be allowed to be built at all. Others, such as those at Tamaragua and Pueblo Canaria, have found themselves to be the punching bag between the developers and the council, and have had to suffer threats of charges of around 2,000e whilst suffering loss of basic amenities. If Tamaragua had a high population of Majoreros, I personally doubt that this would have been the case. For me the last couple of years have made me feel that CC translates to BNF in English and those of us that have bought in good faith here are the intruders. Hopefully we can look forward to Corralejo going back to being the enjoyable place to live in as it was when I first came here as the police will not be directed to collect as many ridiculous fines as they can to subsidise lawyers to take court action against all and sundry, or to pay for the refurbishment of perfectly good roundabouts, just because the old mayor put them in! Reputably, the mayoress has managed to accumulate a 12 million euro debt during her term in power, although she denies this. There will be a vote on the 9th July to - hopefully - settle this matter.

Rant over, there is strength in numbers so the next meeting of the proposed Corralejo Business Association will be at the Cultural Centre, Corralejo at 4 pm Wednesday 9th July.
Please make an effort to attend this meeting and to pass on this information to as many local business owners and managers as possible.

If you're looking for somewhere to live over here, the classifieds page has a brand new villa for just 550e per month.

Also in this week's issue.......

Hairbrain camps it up this week!

Simon goes to the dentist with a virgin in the Postcard from Brinklow

The old Clockhouse has been transformed into a sophisticated Basque restaurant. read all about it in the Den of Jeniquity.

The news reports on some of the side effects of the economic crisis.

Spiritual Life asks us to think about those who risk their lives to keep our supermarket shelves stocked.

The Bob Squad has a lovely story about supporting your best friend.

Take a look at the fun stuff for some very interesting facts and figures, my favourites are the elbow and number spelling ones!

Try our Fuerte X Word No 30

The Property Page has a lovely one bedroom apartment with stunning views.

Check out our holiday rental of the month - A luxury 2 bedroomed apartment with widescreen TV in Caleta de Fuste.

We have a winner for our June Gotcha. Check out the topical one for July and get your caption in now and you could win a bottle of wine!

THE BOB SQUAD

This message is from the Fig Tree Christian Fellowship

One man and his dog.


A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.


After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.


He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?' 'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered. 'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked. 'Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up' The man gestured, and the gate began to open. 'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?' the traveller asked. 'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.'


The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.


As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. 'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?' 'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.' 'How about my friend here?' the traveller gestured to the dog. 'There should be a bowl by the pump.' They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.


The traveller filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. 'What do you call this place?' the traveller asked. 'This is Heaven,' he answered. 'Well, that's confusing,' the traveller said. 'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.' 'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.' 'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?' 'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.'
 

Ask Jesus to be your friend. The Fig Tree Christian Fellowship meet every Sunday at 6.30pm at Royal Park Village number 22 off the Avenida Fuerteventura, right opposite the bell tower in the Campanario shopping centre. Phone 928 86 71 25 for more details. The meeting is very informal and all are welcome.

Best wishes,
Bob