Jules
The beach at Havana end is noticeably narrower (19/7 - 30/7) with not enough room for two rows of loungers plus the space behind. There is one full row of loungers stretching further towards nudie land with occassionally little sets of 3 brollies behind it. There is still plenty room though, just not as spacious in previous years. They've had to build up the dunes a little bit to restore and protect the football pitch, by transplanting some of the sand from behind the south goal.
Dimitri from Little Prince said it will be resolved by several months of good north winds and currents, apprently it's happened before and it will happen again no doubt.
cheery