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I’ve just heard that it is possible to hire a set of clubs at Euros 25. This is for a set of quality clubs (brand new at present) and may offer an attractive alternative to carrying (and paying excess baggage costs) your own clubs through international airports if you are only likely to play once or twice during a visit.

Costa Esuri Golf - Club Hire
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There’s a discussion going on at the Costa Esuri forum (address in sidebar) about property insurance and in particular what is required if letting out the property for holiday lets.

If any one has any professional knowledge or personal experience please either leave a comment here or head over to the forum and join the debate.

Thanks

P.S. I thought I’d add a photograph of the Marina at Isla Canela here as I didn’t like the Golf Course Fees list showing up at the top of the blog page from a previous post!

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Here are the current Green Fees - I’m told we should expect an increase for the summer season.

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I’ve just posted a few recent photos of the Costa Esuri Golf Course on Flickr which should now show up in the frame on the blog. Several were taken when the light wasn’t very good so are a little dark. I haven’t quite got my bearings on the course layout yet so haven’t labelled them - next time!

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I don’t make negative comments about places but do like to give praise where deserved.

2 quick recommendations. I have 2 young boys so my choice of restaurants is probably not as I’d really like due to the fussy nature of their tastes!

In Ayamonte we went to the Pizzeria (I think that’s what it’s called) just by the town car park near the 90 degree bend in the road where the river joins the harbour. Great selection of pizzas and very friendly staff. Quiet when we got there at about 8pm but pretty full by about 9.30pm.

The second is in the Marina at Isla Canela. At least that what I think it is but the card says Punta del Morai - must learn my way around!! It’s about 15 minutes drive via Ayamonte but well worth it.

The owners, Les & Cyndi, are from Australia but the restaurant is called Bella Napoli (can you see the theme re my sons tastes?). We stopped for lunch yesterday and I was really impressed. Very child friendly - the Spanish waiter was really cool and very helpful. Both Les and Cyndi went out of their way to talk to us and check everything was OK. The food was very good and also good choice for the kids. Hopefully they can keep this up in the busier summer months.

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Although I didn’t have time to play myself this time the reports on the course are very good. The greens are excellent and although the areas near the pathways are a bit patchy a bit of growth over the next few months will improve this no end. The wind comes into play on several holes, particular those towards the river, and some of the par 3s are a challenge at around 200 yards. Here’s the scorecard (not mine!!) but don’t forget these are metres not yards.

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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.

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You’ve probably already heard of Skype but if not you really ought to take a look because your phone calls could cost you nothing! If you’re calling Spain from the UK or have internet access in Spain calls back to the UK can be made via the internet for free.

I’ll let Skype explain it to you - they’re so much more accomplished than me!

If you use the Firefox web-browser, which in my opinion is so much better than Internet Explorer, you even get a Skype add-on that highlights the phone number on any website so with a click of a mouse you are connected via Skype. That type of call does cost (very, very low) because you will be calling a normal line rather than another Skype number.

Have fun

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So what is happening about the satellite dish installations? I’m hearing conflicting information. Fadesa were supposed to have cabled everything so one dish per building was required. Then a simple job of connecting cables for those who wanted to install.

It now seems that Fadesa didn’t install the trunking or cables and each property has to put up it’s own dish. Apart from the additional cost the potential for masses of dishes isn’t appealing (at least the sun is so bright people will tend not to look up). Google Earth will no doubt tell it’s own story in time with a picture of a huge radar station!!

I’ll let you know more when I return from Esuri next week but will be interested to hear from anyone with first hand experience in the meantime. Please leave a comment below if you have had a dish installed or know anymore. Thanks.

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