Blogs from Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe - page 3

In Grasiosa, I switched to another boat. It was a 1992 Crowther Catamaran 12.8m fractional rigged. There were three of us on the boat: the skipper, one crew (me) and a guest. On Nov 1, 2011, we sailed from Grasiosa to Puerto de Naos (Arrecife), Lanzarote, and saw big dolphins on the way. In the centre of town, at the Plaza de las Palmas where you’ll find the little church (iglesia de) San Ginés, there is a Saturday market for fresh produce, baked goods, cheeses, etc. On the same day, vendors of all types line the pedestrian streets from San Ginés square to Leon y Castillo. Banks and a supermarket (HyperDino) can also be found on Leon y Castillo. The HyperDino on calle Perez Galdos at calle de Cáceres seems to have the largest selection of ... read more

24 Oct 2012 Trying Times in Gibraltar Having our lives ruled by the weather makes for challenging times when we are stormbound. We arrived in Gibraltar on Thu 11 Oct and 13 days later we are still here with little discernible change or even the expectation of a change in the near future. Gibraltar is interesting but not enchanting; you can exhaust its delights in little over a couple of days. That said we have had the chance to erode the list of outstanding jobs on the boat even to the point that I might be able to clean and polish the hull! On the flip side the slime that forms on the copper coat is building up and whereas I would not hesitate to jump in the water and swim the hull in ... read more

So I have just returned from my first holiday abroad, Lanzarote, Spain. It was a very relaxing holiday for me, I got pushed down to the 'strip' and the lovely habour a lot, where mummy and daddy had really good looking food, but they were mean and wouldn't give me any I also got to splash about in our private swimming pool nearly everyday though it was a little bit cold at the start of the holiday because the sun didn't want to come out. Mummy wasn't very happy about that! Unfortunately I did get ill for a couple of days and then passed it onto daddy and mummy, but we all got over it and then when to explore a volcano!! It was so cool. There was a big geyser which I found REALLY interesting. ... read more

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We arrived the next day in Lanzarote with no problems and soon were being shown around our new abode in Costa Teguise. The apartment was lovely and spacious with a view of the sea and a pool. We threw our clothes into the wardrobe and headed out to explore picturesque Costa Teguise and sample some traditional Canarian hospitality. Well traditional Canarian hospitality consists of Sky TV, English Breakfasts and Beer. So not all bad, especially when the beer is 1.50 euros from our local bar where our two Canarian hosts (from Bradford originally) kept us up to date with movies. What was harder to find was a decent coffee. We tried the many English bars who quite clearly had only the vaguest notion of what the coffee machine was for and spent quite a while trying ... read more