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For my first assignment with Feurteventura News, I thought I’d write about what I know: socializing! As I flipped through the most recent edition, the advertisements for bars caught my eye. Many bars in Caleta de Fuste choose to advertise with the newspaper, and it is these bars that concern me the most. If your bar or your favorite bar isn’t listed here, it’s due to the luck of the draw, or the fact that they chose to advertise elsewhere, at any rate.
I hope this is an ongoing series, so all is not lost yet.
I decided to walk around some of the bars on the island and rate them based on my 2 hour night out. I wouldn’t rate or judge by details as I think that would be too clinical. I wrote down all the bar names and put them into groups of towns, then randomly drew 6 for each of the larger towns. First it was Caleta de Fuste; a growing tourist town just south of the airport. Surely you know Caleta de Fuste, since it is one of the main tourist spots on the island, and some, but not all, of the bars reflect this. Resembling Corralejo in appearance, Caleta may seem a bit flashy to the outsider, but look a little deeper, as I have, and you’ll find great places to eat and drink, plenty to do during the day, a couple of super hot spots. insurance. beaches for children and many cafes and cafes too. But today we deal with a bar:
The Slap ‘n’ Tickle, Caleta de Fuste.
This bar has been run for just over a year by four good people; Natalie, Rhys, Paul and Michele, before this the bar was a storage room for pool equipment so they have done very well in making this a great place to go out at night as I found out.
I arrived at the allotted time of 8:00pm (a time I’ll use for all the bars in this article, with a 10:00pm checkout time) I took my place at the bar (again, something I’ll repeat on weekends). review) and Natalia attended me; a nice and funny woman with the dirtiest laugh you will ever hear. She poured me a great pint and started chatting nicely about this and that, she told me about the bar’s recent first anniversary, and she even gave me a t-shirt to commemorate it. As Natalie was busy with other clients, her PR man brought a cheerful young family of four, Rhys immediately made them feel welcome with free drinks for the adults and refreshments for the kids. The children immediately go to the children’s area; a part of the bar closed by glass walls, and full of toys, a Wendy House, a Play Station, a Black Board and some safety mat floors. I think this is a great idea, mom and dad can get drunk (or drunk), knowing that the children can not hurt each other and that they are busy for a while.
From my vantage point, I noticed that the rest of the bosses seemed like a happy bunch, with some joining in enthusiastically at the end of the test. A couple desperately needs to get out more, as they gave ALL the correct answers for the musical introduction question. I understood Follyfoot and Black Beauty well, so I felt smug too.
In the corner there was a group of 6 girls celebrating the eighteenth birthday of one of their numbers. Happy birthday signs were scattered around the corner, as were balloons and banners. The drinks were flowing freely and the girls seemed to be having a great time. Paul later told me that they do this for the birthdays of anyone staying at the resort for free, and there’s usually at least one a week. A lovely touch and proof that something so simple can make someone’s day and holiday more memorable.
When the quiz was over, Paul went on stage and handed out Karaoke books. I’m not a fan of karaoke, but this was done quite well, Paul sang a few songs to get the crowd going, and then one by one the bravest patrons took down their names to try. Very funny, but not if you can’t sing, but some would say it’s the opposite. I would find out later that “Elvis would be in the building” as they also perform several times a week.
I left the bar, happy, a little before ten to the sound of the Slap n Tickle anthem “Sweet Caroline” – you had to be there…
In short, a great bar, with a family and party atmosphere; a lot of noise, a lot of very cheap drinks, they also serve very good food at a very good price until 22:00 (fries with curry sauce are the perfect accompaniment to a beer and a singsong, don’t you think?). The bar is open until “late”.
A taxi home thinks me.
slap and tickle bar,
castlesea,
4 Crusader Rock,
Caleta de Fuste 35610,
Fuerteventura, Canary Islands