Blogs from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe - page 2

Despite the late night, I was awake early, so I followed the usual routine when we arrive somewhere new and went out for a run to get a feel for the place and a sense of where everything is. Despite it being early, I was not expecting it to be as cool as it was, so running was a lot more pleasant than I had expected. There were two key things that I was on a mission to locate. The first was a supermarket as the others would be waking up soon hungry and thirsty. The second was the local car hire office, so we could go and sort out the car and hopefully avoid having to go all the way back to the airport again to sort it out there. I found a 'Hiper Dino' ... read more

Photos from our holiday in Canary Islands We stayed in a nice 4 star by the beach and had a hire car. We were there for 9 nights. Weather was about 25C each day. Jake starts rugby today and Zoe is trampolining. They both start school in September at the school next to the house. We have just had the kitchen renovated and the garden is next. Ill post pictures once done. I ve been in my garden a lot getting it ready for summer. I hope all is well and look forward to news from you. Zdjęcia z naszych wakacji na Wyspach Kanaryjskich Mieszkaliśmy w ładnym 4 gwiazdy na plaży i mieliśmy wynajęty samochód . Byliśmy tam na 9 dni . Pogoda była ... read more

Fuerteventura loosely translated as "Strong Winds" or a corruption of the French term for "Great Adventure" is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, politically part of Spain. At 1,660 square kilometres (641 sq mi), it is the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife. It was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in May 2009. Fuerteventura was chosen among 500 European destinations by the Quality Coast International Certification Program of the European Coastal and Marine Union as one of the most attractive tourist destinations for visitors interested in cultural heritage, environment and sustainability. Enclosed our journey in a 5 minutish video. Enjoy !! ... read more

I left you last time with a problem … a bike with no free-wheel So we get back to the room with our bikes and a few more days to enjoy on our biking holiday. I scour the little town looking for bike repair shops and guess what, there are none. Then I find a little store selling holiday makers stuff which is not doing so well, all the stuff in the window is faded by the sun and the shop owner is half asleep. I've spotted a couple of old bike pedals in the window for Euro 3. Now I reckon they will have some ball bearings in them even if the wrong size. It's worth a Euro 3 bet. I take them back to our room and break them open. Now I have not ... read more

Nach meinem doch schon etwas wehmütigem Abschied aus der Hotelschicht und den damit verbundenen „Letzten malen, wie Fahrrad fahren auf der Insel, Iberostars, freie Abende“ bin ich nun im RIESIGEN Esquinzo Playa angekommen. Bis ich auf meinem Zimmer bin ist es eine halbe Weltreise und mein Arbeitspool liegt natürlich genau am anderen Ende. Aber die Anlage ist schön und alles unter freiem Himmel. Viele verschiedene Pools und Einrichtungen für jegliche Aktivitäten sind vorhanden. Nach dem ich an meinem freien Tag die Einweisungen erhalten habe und mich auch gleich mal in jede nur mögliche Anlage des Clubs verlaufen habe, kenn ich mich langsam aus. Bin ja am ersten Tag noch mit „Stadtplan“ hier herumgelaufen, doch das sieht schon etwas komisch aus, wenn ich gleichzeitig einen Mitarbeiter Button trage. Also dachte ich mir… selbst ist die Frau und ... read more