It’s always the same old story: summer comes, drains overflow. The result is that locals have been complaining that sewage has been getting into the sea, which is hardly surprising as the village’s sewage network is 30 years old, and think how much extra housing has been built since it was laid down.

Another problem is that the system, which runs along the paseo from the Punta de la Mona side, is virtually horizontal, i.e., unless it receives regular servicing, it gets blocked – and ‘regular servicing’ has been ‘missing in action’ for a long time.

So, it was no surprise that during the big week of August, about 100 metres of puddle appeared before leaking onto the sand, not before leaving a lingering nasal ‘adios.’
The blue zone was particularly affected, meaning that car occupants had to go on a 3-day hike to walk round it, or paddle threw somebody else’s breakfast.