A few years ago, we eventually persuaded some friends of ours to go to Arillas, along with their two young children. I say 'persuade because whilst 'Mum' and the kids were keen, 'Dad' wasn't. He's the kind of chap who always has to be doing something, and previous holidays had always been 'activity' holidays, and the idea of a beach holiday just didn't appeal at all. So I listed some of the possible activities available:
land-based - hire a car/quad bikes/scooters/push bikes
- run/jog/walk around the beautiful hills and olive groves
- horse riding
- day on the beach
- day by the pool
- eat/drink/socialise
- excursions
etc
water-based - hire a boat/pedalo/jet ski
- swimming/snorkelling/scuba-diving
- para-gliding/wind-surfing
etc.
and finished by saying "if you get bored in Arillas, it's your own fault!".
When they got back, he said it was the best holiday he'd ever had.
I asked what had they got up to, and to my amazement, he said "Virtually nothing."
His wife said that after the first couple of days, he was so chilled that he was content to just relax on the beach or by the pool.
Result.
Now, they have one 'activity' holiday, and one 'beach' holiday ( - usually Arillas) every year.
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