Lloret de Mar - Boat trip to San Feliu

Lloret de Mar in the summer can sometimes be a little hectic for some people. If you find this is the case then why not take a nice trip up the coast to the much quieter resort of San Feliu de Guixols. On the way you will see some of the best scenery of the Costa Brava. The boats sail quite often from the sea front. The fare is approx 16 Euros return.

With the paved shopping areas it is much more enjoyable to stroll around and find either something special for your self or presents to take home for your family and friends back home.
There are also plenty of nice reasonably priced places to have a snack or a full menu of the day.
You can find out more from the San Feliu tourist website.

The Clon Festival - Lloret de Mar.

Last Friday after a meal in the International to celebrate John & Karen's birthday we all walked over into Lloret to see the 'Queen' tribute band. They were playing near McDonalds on the sea front. The band came on at 22.45 and played on untill 12.30am. Everyone danced and song along to the music!! The band originates from Argentina, and are one of the best Queen tribute bands around!
The next tribute bands for the festival are Supertramp - 17th August, then the Blues Brothers - 31st August.

A Birthday in Lloret!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOHN & KAREN, HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

Here on holiday to celebrate their birthdays are our good friends from Leeds, Karen and John.

John will be 50, Karen's?... I'm not telling you!

Their birthdays fall on the same day 3rd August! So today we are planning to have a couple of hours round the pool. Then tonight we're going to the excellent International Resturant on the sea front in Fenals, where John & Steve will probably have the biggest and best steak they sell! and Karen & myself will have the Paella...along with 1 or 2 bottles of wine!!

THE PARKERS IN LLORET, JULY 2007

This week we have had a visit from friends back in England...

The weather I'm glad to say was very good for them with temperatures in the 30s, just what they needed after the bad weather at home!!
So here's a few photo's to remind them of what I hope was a good holiday!!

Lloret de Mar - A bad start to the year.

Well after a long break (sorry...no excuse's, just me being lazy!!) I feel I should get started on this blog again.



Its now July and summer is well and truly here. Over the last few months a lot has happend here in Lloret, and as it says above ''We'll bring you the good the bad and the ugly''

First of all I'll mention the awful news which shocked everyone here and at home in the UK...

We have lost 2 very good friends who have both lived and worked here for many years.



The first was Julie who died very suddenly at the family home here in Lloret, age only 48.

Gerry her husband and their son Simon will miss her terribly....also her family and friends in the UK and many friends here.

Gerry's Bar will never be the same again!



Then not more than a few weeks later after a short illness Kevin died age 50. Kevin had various activity projects on the go. The main one being the diving school, hence his nickname of 'Bubbles' of which I'm sure he was quietly proud of!

He had many more ideas in his head which he was always wanting to share with people to ask their opinion of.

We all had many a laugh discussing which ones would earn him his first million!!