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By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:52:01 +0000

I have just seen the plans in the town hall about the NEW MOTORWAY LINK. to PUERTO RICO FROM PLAYA MOGAN.
It turns out that we will be driving on it into Taurito from Playa Mogan in two years time, That will be great, they are doing the slip road that will come from it right now into Taurito.
Then the next bit into Puerto Rico will be another two years on top of that.
I expect now that the valley of Mogan two minutes from Playa mogan. Will soon be full of houses for people to live in.

The only 3 bed new ones that were allowed to be built (until the new general plan for the area comes out in two years time) Are now finished and ready for occupation,some are sold already,a few left for sale Caja canarias bank in playa mogan,is giving 100% mortgages on them.

TWO OF THEM YOU CAN RENT FOR A HOLIDAY STARTING 1st DECEMBER next month. Sleep 6 (all in bedrooms upstairs, totaly separate kitchen with dishwasher and washing machines, full 4 ring hob and full ovens.
http://www.moganholidays.com

At least it will not be like Tauro here, still waiting for the marina to be built.
WE have ours here already as everybody knows how fabulous playa mogan really is.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:40:12 +0000

People always ask me IS IT ALRIGHT TO DRINK THE WATER IN MOGAN.?

Well that just depends:
In puerto mogan, pueblo mogan and surrounding areas up to Taurito, The water comes from 3 local underground wells in private ownership. we are THE ONLY place on the island who has these underground wells, Found by a local family who commisioned the drilling for them on there own land.Two are in little houses in puerto mogan and one is in the valley of Mogan. But still the family who own them say DO NOT DRINK THE WATER. They say they would not,there are very strong mineral deposits that our english stomachs could not cope with in it.and also bacterior as well due to the many people living here now.And MANY HOUSES are still not on a sewage system here yet. The pipework is in place the sewage plant is built. but nobody s old house is piped up to it yet. many are still using pozzers, which basicaly is a hole in the ground, built away from the houses. that then just drains away into the rocks. and who knows maybe into the underground water as well? Many houses all over the island are still on the old pozzer system particularly in the hills above the resorts. I managed to get on the new system when the road was widened up the valley of mogan, but it cost a pretty penny to lay the pipework myself and negotiate with the contractors widening the road to put it under the new road for me to connect into the new sewage pipe that is built all along the barranco here.All new properties here have already been put on to it.
But as always its manana manana till the town hall starts digging up the roads to put every house on.

Do not wash wounds with it either, use the oxygenated water that you can buy at chemists or the alcohol wash you can also buy. (This why they also sell these in the local spar shop as well.)
the oxygenated water contains hydrogen peroxide one of the strongest bacterior killlers, but you may prefer to use the alchohol instead also kills bacterior.
to help heal wounds use iodine from the chemists, it promotes very quick healing, and also kills bacterior.These are all old fashioned proven remedies, still in use today by the natives here, and cost very little to keep yourself safe with from infected wounds.
In the area of tauro some water used there from the taps is actually desalinated seawater, Anfi have a desalinating plant. other used there is from the resorviors on top of the mountain.
The rest of the island is from resoviors privately owned on the top of the mountains

EXCEPT Vecindario . and surrounding areas. where you can actualy drink the tap water safely. But vecindario and the santa lucia area is the only area on the island that you can do that. It was only last year that they went on to a new desalination plant and all is tested regularly for purity.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:20:38 +0000

The new motorway comes out of the tunnel through the mountains in the valley of mogan just past the petrol station and just before the garden centre, nowhere near the resort, And you will not notice it coming in on the old road at all.But then just two minutes out of the tunnel and you are in Playa Mogan.

So dont worry Playa de Mogan itself will not be affected visualy at all. It just means that you will be able to visit more quickly and easily. And easier for people who live here to access the north of the island a lot quicker.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:18:24 +0000

Thanks for the reply Paul…didn’t know about the car park!
Sincerely hope that the new motorway (wow!) doesn’t result in lovely PdM changing her lovely character!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:51:47 +0000

People do not realise that there is a very large underground carpark, access on the back road to the beach. And believe me it is VERY LARGE. if driving by car, get here by 9.am no problems at all parking in there, even later on on market day, Because the majority of people come by ferry, taxi or by bus for the market and even by coach from the hotels. The market stalls go from the town square all the way down to the lighthouse, along the sea wall. the rest of Playa Mogan is not affected much, although a lot busier on market day granted.
The secret is to come early if you want the market, and then it is quieter by 2.30pm once the market is packing up.
we all cant wait for the new motorway to be built and finished, it will just be about 10 minutes to puerto rico then from Playa Mogan. They are starting to build it just now, it will take four years, then i expect Playa Mogan will be even more than it is now a sort after place for holidays, and to live nearby. That hill road is a lot better now than it used to be they have even widened it a bit by filling in the road by the mountainside with cement,it now gives you a layby now and again if you break down, and more room to manouver if someone is idiot driving on it.We love it here living in the valley just two minutes away we have the best of both worlds, living in the countryside but with such a beautifull resort only 2 mins away.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:53:59 +0000

I wouldn’t know about parking. I went on the ferry from Puerto Escala – 10 euros return and very scenic!

Chaos? Yes! If you don’t like crowds, try the shopping centres on a weekday. There is nothing you can get from the market that you can’t get from other shops.

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:00:42 +0000

Great descriptions Paul.
We always visit P d M when we come and it is good to see the old road had been modernised… used to be a difficult ride into the sun round the hairpin bends!

Yet we have never visited the market! … we feel that it is often very busy and parking difficult anyway, and are afrais that it may be absolute chaos on market days… your opinion welcome Paul (& Victoria!)

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:06:44 +0000

The thing about Puerto de Mogan is is that it is a unique place,
Its the end of the coastline for the road that goes all around the island.
From here you have to start travelling inland to get to the next coastal area.
So this makes Puerto de Mogan quite special and unique and mostly self contained. Only one way in and the same way out again, it also makes it a very safe holiday area. Even when the motorway comes through it comes through into the valley, so the port beach area, will still be in the same situation self contained. Plus it keeps it all a proper spanish village environment down by the port area, where most of the spanish live on the hills overlooking that area.
The way they have built the Cordial Hotel (in the old fruit growing area) Is also unique, most parts of it all different as though it is a village all in its self all done in spanish style.
And then for people who like to do it yourself.The new self catering apartments,attached to the hotel part of the same company Cordial valle apartments, go from the end all the rest of the way down the old fruit growing valley,
and alongside the massive new shopping centre, which has underground bars and nightclub, and really big hiperdino supermarket of which stocks many english goods and foods. Everything you could want for self catering,
So you do not even need to overload your baggage bringing all your toiletries with you , You can buy them here,and save paying extra baggage weight.
It being a HIPERDINO supermarket the prices are reasonable as Hiperdinos are all over the island its where the spanish mostly shop all the time.Actualy i think its the cheapest on the island.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:40:16 +0000

The fire in Puerto Mogan only was the fishermens storage huts and local club social rooms.
The insurance is paying out and they will have all new premises soon.
This was a totaly separate fire caused by electrical fault in one of the fishermans storage huts.

The Big fire that was caused by arson.

In Pueblo mogan, Some were scorched thats all nothing really burnt down at all.
The fire was mostly contained before it reached the village.
There was one wooden house way out of the village that was completly burnt out and the Alcaldes house just down from it got a scorching, and just needed a new coat of paint thats all.
But these houses were right at the top of the mountain way out of Pueblo Mogan, as the fire came over from the other side of the mountain. Most of Pueblo Mogan, right down to El Cercado, was totaly evacuated,
All residents were told to book into the Cordial Hotel, for the night. all on the town hall paying.Was a treat for them all really. Just in case they could not stop the fire from reaching Pueblo Mogan. Some houses just got blackened by the smoke.
The next day they all went back to there homes.

Veneguera way out of Pueblo Mogan got the worst,near to to Pueblo Mogan, but you cant see much evidence at all of it there now.The Palm Trees all burnt, but they are very strong and they are still growing back, they have turned green again now.

The Bussard is old and all made of wood, (in the old style of boats) fabulous to be on.I believe the food cooked for you on board is to die for.
The company has two of them, one is in the dry dock being refurbished/varnished.

The Golf Passion is very new and not been going long. But if you are here on holiday for the golf and do not know which golf course to try out.Its a very good idea to try them all out to see which you like the best for your next golfing visit.And what quicker way to do this, and having it all arranged for you and taken to each one speedily by boat.
We also have fishing trips and dolphin trips going out from Puerto de Mogan.