Winter Camping at Marjal-Getting there!

Another stressful day today but we are getting there. We were all morning putting out table and chairs and its coming together but not without further nastiness. I don't know what people feel the need to put slanderous graffiti on the posters. If you don't want to come to our party that's absolutely fine but please make sure that you have your facts right or better still go and see Enrique the Director of the campsite and he will tell you all the details! Grrr! I don't do this to make money and I certainly do not need this hassle! The party will go on. We will have fun!
Rant over. I would really like to thank all my friends who have supported me and those stars that turned up this morning to set everything up. We have a great looking venue, great company, great music and two bars! Let's have a fan night everyone and a happy birthday to Lynne-party on....Happy New Year

I don't normally blog twice a day but what a venue for New Years Eve! Its coming together phew! 10 heaters chandaliiers a view to die for..Roll on New Years Eve-relief!

Winter Camping at Marjal-Getting excited

At last after all the hard work and trouble the marquee is finally going up! It is going to look impressive. I have just re checked the weather forecast and there is now no mention of rain-there is a god up there-thank you! I know we won't get sunshine on New Years Eve but please can I make another request to big G -a mild night would be good! Oh I don't know we will soon warm the place up!
I've just been to check on it...

The venue looks perfect but no one was there so I couldn't get in-fingers crossed! It certainly looks like one hell of a serious marquee, maybe that's why it was so expensive to hire! Plenty of room for dancing and games?!
Over Christmas there seems to have been a lot of misery for lots of my friends. Poor old Kurt whose wife died, couples not coming to events due to family illnesses and as usual at this time of year couples splitting up. I am so lucky. I do sincerely hope though that 2014 is the start of a really happy year for all of you-bring it on!

Winter camping at Marjal- I feel the urge to kill someone!

Hello world. Thank goodness today is another day and until a few seconds ago it had started well!
The marquee for New Years Eve is hopefully being errected today. I had a good laugh when I saw Vincent's the head maintenance man yesterday that it wasn't a 'manina' and it really was today. It hadn't been errected due to the high winds we have been having. So yesterday I went round the toilet blocks putting signs up 'last few tickets' ( about 16) when I saw in "B Block' toilets that somebody had graffitied our poster and yet again accused us of making money! I wish! Lol I tried to photocopy the graffiti but my printer has done that much work-its knackered! I replaced the cartridges,a visit to Elche and its stiAll isn't working! Grrr I will take it to show the camp director Enrique as he knows the full story. I really like that guy. He has something about him. We explained that we appreciated there was nothing that he could do about it but wanted to make him aware. That was not the attitude that he took! He is extremely annoyed and upset. So Mr Grafitti if you are reading this you do not have to come. Not everyone in this world does things for profit. Our rewards are far greater than money-its seeing my true friends having fun and enjoying themselves! Its obviously s concept that you don't understand! Lol Rant over!
Its amazing though it is really dividing the campsite which I find really sad. So much for the season of goodwill?! Others who I consider friends are "who is this?" I don't want there to be trouble so I don't give names. Please live and let live!
This morning even my PC is playing up. ( not the uniformed sort!) I meant my laptop! I think there is some stupid update or something needed. I hope its nothing to do with me pressing this that and the other when the printer wouldn't work! Ahh well with all the money that I'm making on New Years Eve I will be able to afford a brand new state of the art computer and laptop! Lol
I find it so therapeutic blasting off on a blog but its quite sociable too. Neighbours and friends e mail me or come and say " are you OK? There's no blog today!" On the dashboard you can see who has visited your pages and where they are in the world. I love this bit. Obviously there are lots from the UK,Spain and USA but there are even 11 people from Serbia! I don't know who you are but please keep following! I understand other english speaking countries but even people from Thailand, and far flung countries of the world-how lovely! So my little rants fill a minute or two of someone I don't even knows day- welcome brother or sister! I love IT ( particularly when its working!) Now I don't know whether to stress myself again with my printer or as I have so much profit go to the Apple shop and buy...well just buy the entire shop! Have a good day!

Winter camping at Marjal..divorce is imminent!

Paul O Grady eat your heart out! Yesterday was the fancy dress petanque competition. I'm not into petanque but I am into fancy dress or rather making costumes. Imagination can go wild. The sun was shining but the wind was horrendous. Their e was a bit of disappointment to start off with as nine people didn't turn up. I don't understand these tournament things but I did feel sorry for the organisers,Alex and Roger but that's people for you. Only two or three made any effort with fancy dress humbug humbug. Some just managed to put a Christmas Santa hat on big deal! Anyhow the competition seemed to be OK though I would have no idea!

We went to the evening do for the presentations. Roger insisted that I telephoned my mother and got us to join us. I did as I was told ( for a change-its Christmas!) and none of us could believe it. Not only was she the oldest player there but she had won the best female player there! Yes my mother! There were quite a few serious players there and as far as I'm aware she just chucks the odd ball now and again-shes even got dodgy eyesight! How the hell did she do that?! Well done mother!

Dave didn't let me down as usual. I have another wooden spoon for the collection as a booby prize but at least that came with a bottle of wine so all was not lost!

I really wasn't overkean on the entertainment last night and wed partied too much so we had an earliesh night. Open all Hours. Great excitement but what a disappointment! Arkwright is dead and it just didn't seem to cut it with Glenville running the shop. Let's hope the next one is better.I guess Ronnie Barker is a hard act for anyone to follow. 

Anyhow some photos of yesterdays crazy day

Is this really my mother?!

Think he could use this costume for Halloween!

I really do wonder if I'm related or even know some of these people. When Dave dressed as a Christmas fairy bent down he had a false bottom on ( or at least I hope it was false!) Wearing a black g string! Great fun though. Today MUST be quieter! Happy Christmas everyone!

Camping Marjal What a cracker of a Christmas!

Yesterday...ohh what a great day. It started off well sky ping/phoning family in the UK and then it was get ready for Robertos. Relief number one-the lovely coach arrived and things just got better and better-it even took us to the right restaurant! Lol. There was a nice mixture of French and Dutch with us Brits and there were ground and old alike. We got to Robertos at 12.45 approx and we didn't leave until 5.30 ( yes that is pm!) We had the most lovely seven course meal. The service was excellent. Good entertainment that had us all up dancing. The place was full but not too much so as we managed to find a small dance floor.
We partied hard and then finished livening up the bar at Marjal. About 8pm we called it a day and went to bed! Maybe that's whyvIm typing this at 4.30 am as I can't sleep any longer and the noise of the wind is keeping me awake-every cloud has a silver lining though-you can get on the WiFi! Lol
I've just hit the panic button again in my head..I should go back to sleep as its the fancy dress/petanque competition today. Personally I can't stand the game but I do try and support them. I have bullied David into wearing...?! Wait and see! Roger from next door but one isn't much better! Don't worry there will be plenty of pics! Is that really supporting them?!
The rumour brigade continues. New YearsvEve party has definitely NOT been cancelled. There IS entertainment. The bar does NOT shut at 11.30! What? Where did all this rubbish come from?! Yesterday was just a dress rehearsal of how to party!
Well done Roberto and staff and thank you. The wind is finally dropping. I will upload some pics and then back to the land of nod. Have a great time everyone!

Winter Camping at Marjal Costa Blanca--Happy Christmas! Rain?!

Look big fellow up there you ve got the weather all wrong. Its snow for the UK and sun for us not blooming rain! I know I  know its warm rain but surely..?! I feel sorry for all those people who had relied on a barbecued christmas dinner- someones going to get wet! At least we are in a nice warm restaurant hopefully=thats hoping that the bus arrives and we get everyone on it! lol
Yesterday was another busy day. I put the finishing touched to Daves fancy dress costume for tomorrow and the Roger asked me if I still had my Dalmation outfit from the other year. I did. Could he use it? No problems there. I had forgotten that Roger is slightly broader than David so yesterday afternoon was spent sewing black spots on a top and trousers. Black spots- I think I was seeing the damned things in my sleep! I have since learnt that it is a competition so that will not be fun if that outfit wins again! Lol  I really enjoy making fancy dress costumes. Its such good fun and my imagination goes wild! Ahh haa Rger you thought that this was a cycle lock- wrong its your tail and on it went! I  just hope hat whoever is judging has a good sense of humour- they wll need it thats all Im saying!
I was led atray again by David and Anne Marie. I was going to have a quiet night and was looking forward to my favourite programme "Last tango in Halifax" but I was dragged to the bar. Feeling a little tired and hungary I went for "one of two" well that turned out to be 3 or 4 and oh no....crashed into bed at around 7.30! Needless to say I was wide awake at 0430! Eventaully I must have nodde back off again though and so I feel refreshed if not a little nervous about today. Everything is going through my head "I hope the bus arrives and is on time!" I hope and on it goes. We have never had a christmas dinner out before and Roberto has never done one in his own restaurant. You an imagine if anything goes wrong I have 70 unhappy campers! Please keep your fingers and everything else crossed for me! Bus leaves at the carpark at 12.30.
Well although visiting the pub last night was not one of my best ideas Marjal never ceases to amaze me at their lack of business sense. The bar had no entertainment or anything on and was half full  with more people coming in so what  did they do? Close it at 7pm! I know Christmas eve is important to them and their families but hello you are in the tourism trade! Theres 800 plus caravans on here! Most when back to their caravans and sat drinking their cheap plonk obviously all except me! bah humbug
Well I ought to start panicking some more all thats left to say is I wish you all a very very happy christmas!