Our local parrot!

Regular viewers of this site may remember that early last year I mentioned about a lonely male Ring Necked parakeet who had made Fenals his home particularly around the area we live, see the post here > Parrots in Lloret.

We never saw him with a mate and hoped that one day he would find one as he used squawk and squawk in the trees just of our balcony as though he was trying to attract a mate. 

Well, just recently it seems that he has finally attracted a mate and they've now produced a young baby parrot...so all that squawking has paid off and he's now not such a lonely sorry sight in the trees! 

We managed to catch just a couple of snaps the other day as he brought his family back to the same tree and arial on a nearby apartment block.

A day at Estartit

If you have the benefit of a hire car for your holiday in Lloret de Mar and you want to explore more of the fantastic Costa Brava coastline then Estartit should be added to your 'to do list!'
From Lloret it's a pleasant 1hr drive up the coast to reach the resort which is located at the southern end of the Bay of Roses. These photos from our visit show the Medas Islands just offshore which are very popular with divers and snorkelers owing to the varied marine life living out there around the rocks.
Sports lovers are well catered for at Estartit with boating, fishing, cycling, water skiing, para gliding, hiking and surfing. The local outdoor market is held on Thursdays, but for a more laid back day you could sìmply make the most of the 5km of sandy beach or visit one of the numerous restaurants scattered about the town!

Free Entrance to Lloret Attractions

As part of the current Santa Cristina celebrations some of the most popular attractions will have an free open day this coming Thursday 24th July. Santa Clotilde Gardens, Sant Joan Tower, Can Saragossa and the Museum del Mar on the seafront are the places you can visit for free.
Sant Joan Tower is open 10am - 1pm and 5pm - 7pm.
Santa Clotilde Gardens  10am -7pm
Can Saragossa 10am - 1.30pm
Museum del Mar 10am - 1pm & 4pm - 7pm

Sant Joan Tower

Santa Clotilde Gardens

Antiques Fair in Lloret

 Well, the Antiques Fair in Lloret today was a very disappointing affair! In total there were only about another 4-5 stalls part from the ones here in the photo....very different to last year when there was a double row almost stretching from the town hall to the museum! 

The weather forecast may have put some people off but it didnt stop anyone from visiting the beach! The sky was looking very stormy first thing but it soon cleared in the afternoon and lasted until early evening when the heavens opened and the storm came!

Lloret Clon Festival 2014

 The Bruce Springsteen tribute band 'Manel Fuentes & The Springs Team' were the first act  for this years Clon Festival and what a great show they put on! We were there last night (Fri 18th July) for the start at 10.30pm and as usual managed to get right to the front of the stage where we could get some real close up shots of the band, just a few of which are here on this page but more can be seen here >

Lloret de Mar Clon Festival