Photos from last week ( Feb 2009 )

Hi All,

Just back from two sunny weeks at CdA. 

Taken a few photos from around the site http://www.flickr.com/photos/10301228@N06/sets/72157613510663483/show/

The course is coming on, but they still have a huge amount of work if it stands any chance of being playable this year.

The Foro is now fully brick lined, there are a number of internal staircases up to the roof, which now has a 10foot brick wall around it,  anyone now what the plans are for the roof area? 

Phil

Great photos as always Phil, agree about the course they still have a lot of work ahead of them.

Dan

Hi Phil,

Great pics!

The outdoor furniture is exactly what we have been looking for. Can I ask you where you have bought them?

regards,

Tom

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Thanks for the update Phil..........Great Pics..................I have to say looking at them, I would be very surprised if we could get any golf in this year on Condado.  There does not seem a deal of progress on the course since I visited at Christmas, unless they have been operating on the other side.      Did you see pleanty of workmen / activity on the course during your visit?

Skell

Hi Tom,

The outside furiture was the bargin of the trip, we went around several places and were just on the verge on spending E1000+ when we found this stuff.

The small round table and 4 chairs was 150 from Brico House on Camposol B.

The Large glass table with 6 chairs and parasol was E199, and the two chairs/foot stools and coffe table were E99 ( we bought two sets ) from a small furniture shop out the back of Mercadona in mazarron.

The BBQ was E205 from camposol A, they also sell it in the large furniture/outdoor/hardware shop on the right and you come out of Mazarron.

Skell,  Yep the course is swarming with workers, they were covering all the fairways with two foot layer of top soil/ sand mix  when we were there and there was a non stop convoy of delivery trucks.  I seems to be all hand to the Foro and course at the moment.

Phil

Hi Phil

it looks great.

is the BBQ a gas one?

Julie

Hi Julie,

Yep it's gas.  I perfer a real BBQ, but as I'm renting I then considered the mess and the ease of gas so went with that.

Phil

Hi Phil

do you need a licence for a gas bbq. i thought i had read some where on another thread that you had to have a licence and only buy from licenced

suppliers.

did i read this wrong

Julie

Hi Julie,

Technically you could be right, but this is Spain.  There are a number of places you can get an empty bottle from, which you can then just take to a Repsol garage or any number of other supplies and change for a full one no problem.

Phil

Phil, do you have a name for that shop in Mazarron?

Dan

Hi Dan,

Sorry don't know the name of the shop, but if you know where Mercadona is it's easy to find.

Mercadona is on the main road to Puerto Mazarron,  as you approach it on the 332 you will see the sign on the right hand side.  As you come off the main road take the first slip road on the right that goes up the side of the block ( there are covered parking spaces in the right hand side ) the shop is the first (only) one on the left next to the entrance to Mercadona, it's full of different stuff and has the outdoor furniture at the back.   I think there are closing down/sale signs in the windows.  The shop is run by an english couple and they are selling up due to the rents doubling so I don't know how much longer they will be open for.

Phil

Hi All

The shop that Phil is refering to is UK Supplies and they are agents for a Company called IRON ART although UK supplies is closing down IRON ART are still going strong . They are at Antas which is near VERA .

Iron Art

Calle Las Ramiras

El Real Ind Estate

Antas

Almeria

TEL   0034 637 259 033

e-mail  ironartantas@yahoo.co.uk

website   www.ironartcostablanca.com

All The Best

Steve ( Endpeg )

Hi All

Gas Bottles

You can purchase an empty bottle from the Bootsale at Canados on a Sunday for €20 and then take it to exchange for a full one €14.95 I think it was the last time I done mine.

If you PM me I will give you the guys name that supply`s empty bottles.

Regards

Steve ( Endpeg )