Just Sitting On The Fence!

So, I've woke up with a zest of positivity!! the cheese firmly on the cracker, and going nowhere!

After the last blog, which had a record number of views, the borders are now open and it seems that people can travel here freely from places like Sweden, the UK, and Germany to name but a few.
In all honesty we had no idea what to expect...would anybody really come? or would they come in their droves? well it seems that the latter is the answer, and its great.

We had a fabulous day entertaining at the wine bar's "Music Monday" along with Obsession duo. Ray and Chrissie are great entertainers, if you've never seen them you should seek them out. Ray plays bass guitar, Chrissie plays the saxophone, and coupled with two great voices, this talented pair do a fabulous job.

We then went down to the bar to open up and like I say we had no clue what to expect.
Usually Mondays are quiet with just a few locals coming in for a quiet drink. It started off this way, however we then had a few tourists come in and as nice as it was to welcome them it was also a bit surreal.
Its as if lock down has made us all a bit insular. we've got used to being a village pub, seeing the same faces. Everyone that comes in, we know and not only do we know them, we know what they drink, we know what they sing and we probably know where they live! However this has all changed again, the tourists are back and there is a new buzz around our little village. I´m not going to say Los Gigantes is busy, far from it, but there are definitely more folk around and its good to see.

Sadly some folk (not all) don't know the new laws here and are walking around without masks and not abiding to our social distancing rules. These are not our rules, it is Spanish law, however I don't think we can blame the tourists as they are simply not being that well informed. Only today people on a Ryan air flight were told that masks had to be worn by everyone unless they are under twelve years old, the law states that masks have to be worn by everyone except children under 6. I've also heard that the hotels are letting people just walk around without the masks therefore not enforcing the rules to their guests.
Someone I know also posted about a group of people coming over on holiday, one of which had been tested positive for Covid, however they would not divulge where they had been as it would "Spoil Their holiday"
So, this is what we are up against here and I know that the majority of tourists and locals are adhering to the rules but like everything else its always that small minority that spoil it for all the others.

We are loving  that the tourists are back and that they are coming in 60's Bar to see us. We've even had people from the Golf Del Sur that watched us all through lock down travel up to Los Gigantes just to spend the evening with us. Its been heartwarming and humbling and we hope that this new buzz continues. Just remember is you are on holiday and you are unsure of the laws, just ask someone. 

Until next time, be safe and take care

H x

Just a couple of pics today.

A fabulous sunset taken from El Marques, A full flight from Edinburgh and Obsession Duo hard at work!