Placido Domingo or Lazy Sunday to you! We went down to our nearest beach at Villaricos to meet some friends for lunch at one of our favourite restaurants, Las Brisas. It is a charming chiringuito that serves fantastic food at lunchtimes. 6 or 8 choices of fresh fish, prawns, salads, and a decent choice of meat, steaks, lamb chops and pork dishes.
Lovely Sunday lunch
If you want the traditional lunch of Paella, you need to telephone the day before (apparently it is naff to have paella at any other time of day though goodness knows why!).
Paella - order the day before!
After a two hour lunch (pathetically short) it is down to the sea 10 yards away for a refreshing dip – the waves knock us off our feet and all hope of looking like Ursula Andress emerging from the surf goes out the window! We don’t care – we have the rest of the afternoon ahead of us. The beach here is under 15 minutes drive from the Cortijo so even if you just want a swim and a beer for an hour during the day it is no hassle.
Villaricos Playa
It is a lovely natural beach, with no umbrellas or beds – you take your own. There is a natural lagoon so the water is always really warm at this time of year and the shore is flanked by lots of local Spanish families coming down to enjoy their regular family day out. They bring everything but the kitchen sink with them and sit right on top of the water’s edge so nipping in and out of the waves is not too much effort! They won’t leave untl sundown, but I have to get back to cook dinner for my guests but luckily I have prepared most it in the morning, so only a bit of last minute cooking to do. I won’t get to bed before midnight as the kids have requested ‘The Hangover’ in the outdoor cinema after dinner. There will be plenty of time for early nights in the autumn and if I am lucky I will get a short siesta in on Monday afternoon.
Las Brisas telephone number: 639 600 949
Yummy Almeria 
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