I have written about San Juan beach before and we love it there, but today (Friday) we decided to explore the little coves beyond San Juan. We found one tiny little bay in the shape of a horse shoe – I must admit we did a few three point turns before finding it – to get to it you have to drive down some narrow streets where there are some lovely holiday homes, obviously built long before the developers moved in. They are that lovely kind of old fashioned, unflashy type of home that I remember in Cornwall from childhood holidays, with buckets and spades dropped outside the back door and airers with beach towels drying in the late afternoon sun. Beyond these, is this unnamed beach, a tiny stretch of sand, one chiringuito slap bang on the beach and as it is still spring and term time, no-one there but us! I imagine from July it won’t be quite like this, but for now we are enjoying the solitude and so stop and have a coffee and just, well, be!
Afterwards we head a little further up the beach to Carolina Playa – another quite unspoilt and deserted beach and except for a couple of dog walkers, again it is just us! There are no facilities here, so you need to be prepared with chairs, brolleys, cushions and a picnic and frankly you don’t need anything else. Or you can drive back to San Juan and have lunch at La Isla, a great restaurant in the little town.
These beaches and coves are the complete opposite of, say, Mojacar Beach, which we still love, but are for those looking for something very much more tranquil and untouristy. I like both types at different times, depending on my mood – it is perfect for today.
Yummy Almeria 
Oh No don’t tell everyone about Charlie’s secret beach!! It is lovely and worth the drive. Depending on which way the wind is blowing, you can find a sheltered cove and the bay with the very large rock pool is fab for little ones to learn to swim, without big waves crashing on them….. can’t wait to get back there!