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Looks like the sea is getting hotter around Spain. According to the article here on the La Voz de Almería site.

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You can see the press release about the 2022 edition of Almerimar pirate week here.

Read More for a Google translation of the press release.

This is the 18th summer that we have lived through in the province of Almería. It feels to me like it is the hottest one so far by a long way.

I am forever showering and changing my clothes as I feel sweaty all the time.

We have used the aircon many more times this summer than we have ever done before.

We still play golf around 3 times a week. However we have started playing just 9 holes of golf instead of 18 holes. On a regularly basis in the last month. As it is too hot to be on the course playing 18 holes.

Our bikes have not seen the light of day for some time now. They are also unlikely to reappear from the trastero until sometime in September at the earliest.

I am really looking forward to the temperature dropping sometime in the not too distant future.

Looks like the next step in the approval process for the development of a sports facility in Almerimar is supposed to happen tomorrow. According to the article here on the Almería 360 site.

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Thanks to Irene from the tourist office for providing another update on events in Almerimar (yet again).

Enjoying the queues on the way to Dover? At least they should give you plenty of time to have a look at the article here on the Euro Weekly News site.

Long term readers of the site may remember the World Cup 2010 guess the scores sweepstake in El Arroz. People might also remember the Slywood sweepstake that we held for the 2014 World Cup.

Our roving reporter, bowls and football enthusiast, Alan S, has decided that it is time we organised another World Cup sweepstake. This time for the 2022 World Cup.

We are just at the planning stage at the moment. It will probably be similar in concept to the events described in the links above. However there are likely to be a few tweaks to the format.

For sure, just like the other World Cup sweepstakes, it is likely to focus on the games of specific teams until they are knocked out or win the competition.

We are hoping to be able to announce details of the sweepstake around the beginning of September.

One thing we are considering is charging a small up front entry fee as a "cover charge". So any people that pay the initial entry fee for the sweepstake would be guaranteed seats to see all of the games selected as part of the sweepstake. At the local hostelry we choose as the place where we will watch the specific games.

So keep an eye out for an announcement of the details of the sweepstake in around 5-6 weeks time.

Yesterday Jacqui and I had a stroll across the golf course on the way down to a lovely lunch at Mamma Mia.

On the way down we spotted the new business in the photo above on the front of Porto Fino not far from Mercadona.

As I was taking the photo the brother of the lady who is opening the business walked past and said hello. He said that his sister was opening it as a beautician and pilates place.

I understand it is opening very soon. In fact it might be open today.