28/6-5/7. Still life in the old dog yet.

Monday 30/6
Here is the 3rd instalment, so overdue but better late than never ay?!
Monday in Ibiza has always been and always will be about 1 party and 1 thing only CIRCO LOCO. Well maybe that’s not 100% true when I came in 2010 I did circo loco and cocoon twice on my 10 day holiday but you get what I mean.We had a conversation saying that i can't ever imagin myself in ibiza on a monday and not going DC10. I will do both parties again sometime but my stamina isn’t what it used to be and I know H wouldn’t be able to do both now either.
We woke up middayish full of excitement for DC10. I was really looking forward to partying in the garden which troxler was closing. I’ve partied outside once before and that was for DC10 closing in 2011. I remember Tania V smashing it that day, I was so pissed from pre drinking and H was laughing at me a lot because of how happy/high I was.
Anyway back to the present day. We’d got ourselves showered and that then headed for some lunch, we didn’t go very far. We stopped at a bar close to the small round about close to hotel bossa park. I think the place was called workers or something. We got a couple of fruit smoothies and order a sandwich each. When the smoothies came they were just what the doctor ordered cold, delicious and full of fruity goodness. My body defo thanked me for the vitamins. After that we headed back to the hotel pool to chill and prepare.
A disco nap later and it was getting on I think it was about 7 when we woke up. We decided that we didn’t want to rush just so we could see troxler outside. I was a little gutted but as everybody knows plans in Ibiza change and I knew I’d get to enjoy troxler later that night. Or so I thought more on that later.
Went to get some kittys but no joy my trusted friend wasn’t there :( So we headed to the sankeys bar and had a drink and got some blue supermans instead. We headed to DC10 for 9ish. Walking into the garden with a big smile on my face knowing I’m back at one of my favs, I blood love the place.
My memory of who was playing when we arrived fails me now but we got settled in the terrace and the music was good. I love the crowd I found it was very friendly and international, different to the mostly British crowd at Sankey the night but before. The terrace is so good when the sun is going down and the darkens descends. Then Tania V came on and I seem to remember she was playing back to back with someone can’t think who and it wasn’t advertised as this on the set list. All the same it was good, tunes started to pick up and get a bit more banging. The supermans didn’t have a patch on the kittys but they were ok.
So a few toilet and smoke breaks later it was time for troxler. I’m not a massive fan he has been so hit and miss the times I’ve seen him but was looking for to seeing what he had to offer. Plus my brother who is really into his music was bigging troxler up saying his set recently have been spot on. The first few tunes carried on from where Tania left off pretty banging so I was thinking this is going to be good. Then he slowed things down and for me it’s not what I needed at 1am from a closing set.
We headed to the main room for Lazarus. Now this was more like it, as soon as we moved into the main room the energy was very different everyone was dancing jumping and generally buzzing with the tunes. We found a spot and got right involved. Lazarus was fully going for it behind the decks too, which I love seeing. I think the only DJ who can get away with not really dancing is Carola haha. I have to say I love the addition of the red lasers. When the tune is dropping and they blast them on the room fills with red lines and it’s a proper surreal vibe.
We called it a day at about 2ish think it was due to close at half past. I’d had a good party, I’ll be honest though it was my least favourite night of the whole holiday. Not to say it was bad just not as good. I think in part because I always want to see tanzman or squillace at DC10 and neither were on.
I should a say it was now my birthday (1/7/14) so we wanted to get some good sleep for the day tomorrow, Ibiza town and carl cox. You know the drill couple of sleepers and of we snoozed with big smiles on our faces.
 
Tuesday 1/7/14 MY BIRTHDAY!!
I do love my birthday it’s a great excuse to get pissed, receive presents and generally have a boss time. So today spending in Ibiza with my beautiful girlfriend I knew it would be one to remember. I have spent my birthday in Ibiza one time before and that was for my 21st. Don’t get me wrong I had a great time in the strippers on the west end that year but this year will be different and better in equal amounts.
Up slightly earlier today, you know birthday excitement and all that. Also the usual knock on the door from what I thought was the cleaners. I meet them with the usual no clean just towels, I then heard them fully opening the door. I shouted “no no, come back later” still the person came I jumped up to be met by the hotel receptionist holding a bottle of wine. “Happy birthday” I felt like I right dick for basically telling them to f*** off. Nice touch though I thought.
So after being rudely awoken haha we got sorted and headed off to Ibiza town. I’m ashamed to say this would be my first time in Ibiza town even though this was my 5th visit to Ibiza.
We walked down to bora bora beach and then walked all the way down to Figueretas. It was really nice, we were chatting about Ibiza and our general love for the place. When we get married it will be on this island it will just feel right. So we got to figueretas then jumped in the short taxi to Ibiza town.
We had a good walk around the harbour, I loved looking at all the boats and some of them were massive. You can’t help but fantasise about owning one. We decided when we win the euro millions we would buy one and have it here in Ibiza town. I really wanted to head up to Dalt Villa to check out the view. On reflection I didn’t realise how far/steep/hard it would be.
So we headed in that general direction not knowing which way to go, so me being a man and not want to ask for directions I just said f*** it head up and we are bound to get there.
I think we defo took the long/ scenic root because we seem not go past many shops just houses. By this time it was midday and hot, really hot. I’m shit in the sun at the best of time but after 3 days partying it was becoming tough. I found myself running from shade to shade just to stay out of the bloody sun. Anyway we made it to the top and it was worth it lovely views all round. I couldn’t figure out where they have the parties up there though. Don’t think that part was open or if it was I weren’t going to find it. And by this point I needed some food and that all important birthday pint.
We headed down, I much preferred going down to be honest. I will say though I loved the place, the streets were beautiful, loads of peace signs and rainbows. My girlfriends last name is Peace so this brought us many photo opportunity’s. Think we only took a couple though because if we’d stopped at every peace sign we would still be there now.
We made it to the bottom and stopped for some lunch, I can’t remember the name of the place but we had a lovely pasta salmon dish, it hit the spot. And the beer was just the best really what I needed. Over lunch the conversation moved towards tonight’s festivities. Carl Cox and more importantly Lauren Garnier. I love this man, he has given me some of my best clubbing memories, whether it be him playing or his tunes being played. A true legend in my eyes, saying that so is the big man himself Carl Cox. We jumped in a taxi back to the hotel by this time is was about 6/7 so it was time to stock up on all things naughty and get ourselves in the mood. H had a power nap for good measure while I sat drank beer and generally felt pretty good about all things in life.
By the time H had woken up I was fully on my way after the beers and a couple of lines. We got the tunes turned on and got into the mood. While H was getting ready I nipped out for supplies the night. I got back she was she getting ready.
On a side note I know why myself and a few other of the lads of have girlfriends get so smashed when we got out, it’s because while they’re getting ready we’re start on the beers and that. When it takes H a couple of hours sometimes it’s no wonder I get in a state haha.
We got to Space at around 2/3 and I was really buzzing, I do love Space but never really had a proper rave in the main room. I’ve been for kehakuma and the closing before so it was always about the Terrace.
We went made our way into the main room the place was busy but not too packed, dyed soundorom was on and he was warming the place up nicely. The plan was to watch the start of Carl Cox then head to the terrace for Lauren Garnier. So the big man stepped up and all I can say is wow, the atmosphere was electric. As soon as the crowd heard the famous “oh yes, oh yes” the place erupted. The tunes were amazing and after half an hour or so I hadn’t to drag myself and H to the terrace.
This was the only down part of the night, the terrace was empty the room only had about 50/100 people in there. I was genuinely gutted because as I’ve mention I love Garnier. Not wanting to just leave we stayed for about 20 minutes the music was good but it was just so hard to get into it with so few people there. So we headed back to the main room where is was banging. We bumped into the manc lad from the hotel who were all loving it too, one of them told me the laser robot had just been out which I was a bit gutted about but o well not going to let that affect my night. after speaking to them we decided to get right involved, we headed straight for the middle of the dance floor and it was fantastic. Like I said before is was busy but nothing horrible and the crowd were really friendly and up for it so no dick heads pushing you about. The energy from Carl Cox was unreal the guy didn’t stop. If only our energy levels matched his. By about 7 we called in a day, the place was still pretty full.
My first time at a Carl Cox revolution and it won’t be my last a great way to end a perfect birthday.:):)
 
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