Hasta la vista beach

The list, as we know, is long. In some ways, we are resigned to our fate and say “Bye-bye” to our haunts until the end of October when everything settles down again. Of course, we all know tourism keeps the island thriving, and most of us wouldn’t be here without it. But you have to learn to work with it, not against it. So, over the years, we have developed our own survival guide to making it through the season, as we can’t just sit at home (as much as that sounds like a good idea) and wait for the coast to clear. We know the “escape routes” to get from A to B via Z when traffic backs up. Unlike our fellow Englishmen and their mad dogs, we don’t go out in the midday sun, and we definitely have embraced the concept of siestas.

Close to the sea but not at the beach

One of the best decisions we made was to live close to the sea but not at the beach, so we were able to access it during the hot months, but we ventured out just before sunset and checked that it was just as beautiful as the last time we looked. It’s all about striking the delicate balance between sharing our paradise and reclaiming it each autumn. So if you need me in the next few weeks, I’ll be at the beach, soaking it all in while I still can. It’s not “goodbye”, just “hasta la vista”.