SEPTEMBER 2021

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2021 03:49 Written by Paul Tassell Wednesday, 6 October 2021 03:49

September was like August very quiet.

We have seen a few owners who haven’t been here for almost 2 years.  Some of the British owners were quite surprised how many restrictions we still have here, because the UK released all restrictions in August.                                                                                                     We started the month in tier 4, this is the highest tier and comes with many strict rules, ie mask wearing and strict pool rules, I have still had people complaining to me about sun beds etc, I have been trying to explain that this is how it is in Tenerife and we must obey the laws or leave the community open to fines starting at 15,000 euros and as the President I am not prepared to leave our owners at that risk because of the views of a minority.          As the month went on we went to tier 3  and then tier 2,  at this point we put 10 sun beds and some parasols around the pool area for people to use and it is good to see people around the pool.      Hopefully this week we will go to tier 1 this will allow us more people around the pool and more beds but mask restrictions will still apply.

The weather has been good throughout the month in fact too hot at times .

Unfortunately on one of our sister islands   La Palma   the volcano is erupting and is a bigger eruption than was predicted.     La Palma is the island to the right of La Gomera when you look from the Heights,  it is only visible at certain times and many of you would not have seen it.  This eruption has been devastating for the island as the lava flow has swallowed up around 800 houses so far and is still going.  It is so unpredictable as to where it will go next,  in the last week the flow got to the sea and has so far produced a land mass as big as 30 plus football pitches.   Around 7000 people have been evacuated from their homes and many have been told to stay indoors with doors and windows shut because of noxious gases.                                                                                                                                            Army and emergency services from all the islands are deployed there to keep islanders safe.   Fred Olsen ferries have been taking them  through the port in Los Cristianos.      There have been collections and appeals for the islanders and also the many animals that have been displaced and it is good to see the islands pulling together to help.              According to the experts the eruption is likely to continue for some weeks. The pictures of the explosions and flow coming from the island  are magnificent but the damage it is doing is devastating.

Tenerife is showing signs of getting back to a new  normal,  more big hotels opening this month ie The Gran Arona down by the sea front opened this week after being closed for about 20 months, some restaurants are also opening, helping the island get back to normal  again.

If the covid numbers continue to fall we are hopefully looking forward to a much better year ahead.

Hope to see you all very soon  Paul

AUGUST 2021

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 September 2021 05:01 Written by Paul Tassell Wednesday, 8 September 2021 05:01

August has been very quiet in comparison to other years which is to be expected in the current situation.

We are still experiencing lots of issues and regulations in respect of covid 19.                      The authorities put Tenerife into tier 4 early in the month due to the rise in the infection rate, which tightened regulations even more.  Some tenants  and owners have been to put it politely awkward, and considered the regulations didn’t apply to them and are disregarding the covid rules.  In my opinion this attitude only goes to extend the time that the regulations will be in force  and ultimately disregard of the regulations could cost our community 15,000 euros or more in fines. As the figures have now improved we have moved into tier 3.    Numbers are still falling in the canaries and we are hopeful that we will go into a lower tier later this month. Now we are on a downward trend we will consider reinstating the sun beds but still with tight rules .

The weather has been fantastic but the month finished with an extremely hot period and       calima this put us on yellow and red alert at times for heat wind and fires on the mountain, that weather has passed now but it is still very hot.

Many hotels and business’s in tenerife are still closed, hopefully as things improve here we will see more opening again, the pool bar is open on the complex but Don Quijote restaurant remains closed at the moment.

It was lovely to see some owners who have not been here for a very  long time coming out to their apartments again ,

Hopefully when I do my next blog things will be still improving and the island will be getting back to some sort of normal.

Regards  Paul

JULY 2021

Last Updated on Monday, 9 August 2021 09:55 Written by Paul Tassell Monday, 9 August 2021 09:55

July was a good month here weather wise , sun shining most days and 25 to 29 degree temperatures,

Unfortunately the numbers of covid infections and hospitalisation started to grow even faster and the Canarian government raised the incidence level to 4.

Going into level 4 has  made it impossible to commence the sunbeds around the pool area as the regulations on pools were tightened even more.

Some people on the complex are saying that it is ridiculous that they cannot rent a sunbed but under current laws we would have to clean beds every time they became vacant,this would need a full time attendant at the pool area when our permitted numbers are  8 in the BIG pool  and 2 in the small pool with 16 people around the pool area. THIS IS THE LAW AND NOT NUMBERS MADE UP BY THE COMMITTEE.                                                                  The penalties for not adhering to these laws are fines from 15,000 euros on first offence. We are not prepared to put the complex in that position.                                                          PLEASE read the signs and adhere to them, there are many signs around the area but basic ally it is common sense and the sooner we get our numbers down and we go into lower incidence rate we will get the sunbeds going again.                                                                        IT IS ALSO A MATTER OF LAW that you must                                                                                 USE THE HAND CLEANSER                                                                                                                 PUT YOUR APARTMENT NUMBER on the appointment board outside the gate                      DO NOT LEAVE GATE UNLOCKED,  people are stopping the gate latching and young children are running in and out of the pool area unchecked,

There are a few more people around and it is loverly to see some owners who have not been here for 12 to 18 months,we look forward to seeing many more over the next few months .

Jose is carrying out general maintenance on the complex, painting  etc ,

Matilda unfortunately fell and broke 2 bones in her foot and we are now working with a contract cleaner again, she is recovering well and we wish her a quick and full recovery, we all send our best wishes to her .

I hope you all have a good summer even if you don’t manage to get to Tenerife  and see you soon.

Paul