living a great life in Spain

Wow ! The Arenal in Javea is buzzing this morning. Not only is the Moroc Challenge grouped up ready for the off (Javea is their first starting point) but there was a big group of keep fitters this morning, flat packing has arrived for the first of the Chiringuitos (Mint) and La Siesta is open. It feels like summer, lots of people everywhere, having fun, flying kites, cycling, sitting in the bars in the sunshine.I love my town!See my website www.somethingspanish.co.uk for villas to stay in for your holiday if you are not lucky enough to be here already.

 

I am having a ball with my grandson this morning, shhhh dont tell Mummy but we have been shopping.Using his big blue eyes he bought two lovely roses with all the trimmings for 5 euros. Not just any 5 euros but the 5 euros from the Tooth Fairy so I am pretty impressed he was willing to spend it ! Off out with his kite now which is a bit frustrating as there is not much wind today, hey ho. Tomorrow is lunch out with Grandad and Mummy. Had a good afternoon yesterday with my photographer, we managed to get two villas re photographed, so important but so time consuming. He does a great job though so I am grateful for his help. My friend and business partner is due back in Spain soon, then we will be running around checking villas and doing directions and such like for the new ones. Still, my winter big break had to come to an end! Looking forward to a busy and fun season with lots of clients enjoying the town I love.

I have some great friends, mostly fairly mad but a couple who are not quite so mad too just for balance. My closest friend works with me which is brilliant for me as I love her company.

We have a great time which sounds odd because work in the high summer involves getting the villas ready for the cleaners and running around with a car load of laundry!

The rest of my time is spent taking bookings, emailing and calling clients  and liasing with owners of the villas. My friend spends hers organising the cleaning schedule which is a minefield and tricky to administer, collating info and emailing data bases with our website details and listening to me rabbit on.

I have just recently contracted a new villa  http://www.somethingspanish.co.uk/holidayrentals/details.php?id=151   just a stones throw from the beach which I am hoping to fill in time for summer.

I love my job

I have brilliant colleagues I work with too, people I can have fun with as well as do business, www.javeaamigos.com  for instance where all sorts of info on Spain can be found so next time I might talk about the fiends......................

Heres the link to the run Fresh Sarra did this weekend, looks brilliant. I love Cassiobury Park, so beautiful. When I am in England in the winter Sarra and I often take the dogs there walking, all across the park and along the canal. Sarra makes wonderful food too so after our walk we sometimes go back to hers for a treat, raw chocolate cheessecake for example YUM YUM

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/72241954

Here in Javea the sun is still shining and I have been busy home making all day, washing curtains and baking, this morning I went for a walk to the local shop and had a sit on the wall to watch the sea for a while and Spring is really in the air.

I have been busy with bookings again today,mostly French. That will be fun when they are here, I dont speak French at all and have been using Google to translate for the bookings..............he he

Tomorrow I am going to the beach with my family, taking the football for a kickabout before coming home for lunch and a lazy afternoon and hopefully more bookings..  

 

 

Javea is in a bubble and I love it. Whilst the outside world worries about the financial crisis new shops,bars and restaurants of high quality are springing up.

My holiday bookings are way up on the last few years and you can almost smell opportunity in the air.

I have just come back from lunch with one of my villa owners who has sold her villa ro return to Great Britain for her retirement to be closer to family and friends, we had a lovely time on the Arenal where the restaurant of our choice was bustling with people of many  nationalities.

This morning I visited clients at a villa I have near Javea Golf Course, their three children were happily playing in the garden in the sunshine as we took time for a coffee and a chat. It is part of the business I love, this time of year I have the time but in August it can be a bit difficult to spend any time with clients socially as it is manic! 

I will be advertising soon for more cleaners, the most important people in the job as first impressions are so important in holiday villas and then I will really feel as thought the holiday season has started.

With that in mind I think I will take a book down to the rocky beach tomoorw and relax before it all starts happening !