In Lanzarote. We arrived three days ago in the
afternoon. We are staying in a marina
about a mile away from the Playa Blanca.
And on the way in I lost my camera overboard. Fortunately I did not lose many pictures but
as you can imagine it is a bit of a pain.
Don’t worry though. Will still
have plenty of pics to bore you with.
The marina is great, with some nice shops and restaurants etc as you might imagine. Walk down the road a mile and it's crowded beaches, pitch and putt and tattoo parlours etc...
First night I caught a bus to a resort a few miles a way as Ross and Sally from High Wycombe were there on the last day of their holiday so ended up crashing in their apartment after we had been out for dinner. Accident number two; I lost the credit card and debit card I had taken with me. Not sure where but I reckon it might have been on the beach at midnight when I persuaded Ross he should join me for a swim (no, not skinny dipping). So they are now cancelled, and I do have some others so I can sort myself out without too much trouble.
Hired a car today and went to some caves in the north and then to a national park which is full of old volcanoes. Brilliant stuff and such an amazing landscape.
Not sure of our plans for future yet other than we intend to be in Las Palmas around 10th Nov for the parties etc that lead up to our departure. We might sail round to a couple of other islands but given that it is costing us only 20 euros a night here (that is cheap) we might check whether leaving the boat here and catching ferry for day or two might prove cheaper; some marinas charge 60 euros a night and apparently around here it can be difficult to get in. Anchoring the boat is not an easy option owing to the depth of the water and the strong winds that you get, which limits you to where it is sensible to anchor. We will see.
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