LA NOCHE de San Juan is a celebration in style of the start of Summer. This year in Garrucha the party was bigger and better than ever. The fun started a 6 pm. With a party for the kids on the beach; bouncy castles, organised activities and to finish it all off a foam cannon and lots of white, froth-covered children. Those that still had the energy could go to the fair set right next to the beach. All the while people were setting up on the sand, bringing their barbeques, lighting fires and weighing down camping tables with food and drink. At about eleven the music started with a band set up right on the beach next to the port, playing paso dobles, Spanish hits from the sixties and more typical Spanish fiesta music, further along the beach there was a change of style with DJs playing dance music accompanied by percussionists, go-go dancers (male and female) a giant screen and hallucinogenic light displays.The climax came at midnight, signalled by an enormous bang that sent everyone scurrying down to the shore where the first spectacle was the Garrucha tradition of an enormous bonfire at the centre of which surrounded by palettes, what looked like last years boardwalks off the beach and even a tree, was an old wooden fishing boat. Once the flames had taken hold it was time for the fireworks, a stunning display that must have lasted fifteen minutes and left everybody gasping. Then it was time for a swim, or a paddle for the less brave, something said to bring you good luck for the rest of the year. And then – back to the party. Summer has officially started.
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