© Chris Marshall
Sunday on the Beach

It is about this time of the year that the beaches start opening up for the summer. Over about a month the beach slowly awakens for the summer in terms of the services and facilities getting a fresh coat of paint, the beach restaurants getting re constructed, and then the people starting to use the beaches.

There are two beaches in Almerimar either side of the marina and this is the smaller of the two, heading towards Roquetas in the east. It probably has more beach restaurants than the other side and without the hotels is quieter than it used to be. It also has less activities to keep you busy.

Once the beach life kicks in life is somewhat different, especially at weekends when the lunch time focus shifts to the evening as people enjoy the beach during the day.