Just got back from a few days in Esuri and have some good and not so good news.

First the not so good. The weather is still not great and the impact of this is that my apartment is really quite cold at night. Looks like I need to think about some form of heating for next year.

The good news.

Carlos from Flamingo Services has just fitted all of my new lights and it really makes a difference to the feel of the place – particularly compared to the plain light bulbs I had before! I am really impressed with Carlos – he turned up when he said he would, was very respectful to my property, he did a great job and asked exactly what I wanted before he went ahead and did it. He left everything very clean and I’d recommend him to anyone.

He also installs SKY TV and I’m looking for this to be done in time for my next visit. It seems that Fadesa has thrown in the towel on this and it is a free for all in putting up dishes rather than the original plan for one communal dish on each building!

I have no vested interest in this but anyone interested in any general work; electrical; satellite installation etc can contact Carlos via Jackie at Flamingo Services email: flamingoservices@rfor.co.uk

My “wilderness” has also been converted to a full patio with an automatic irrigation system for the small border. The bougainvilleas had just been planted but had a few flowers on bloom. Hopefully, after a short period of growth much of the “tennis court” fencing will be covered!

I was amazed at how much progress had been made with the Hotel and Golf Clubhouse (and Villas alongside) in the last 6 weeks. The place is really starting to take shape and with so many more people obviously around now it’s starting to feel a bit more like home.