LANZAROTE
After three days in Fuerteventura our next stop was Lanzarote, the 4th biggest of the seven Canary Islands. Our destination was Puerto Calero, 27 nm further north, an estimated 5h 20m.
We arrived around mid-day and wandered around the lovely marina enjoying the many bars and restaurants.On our second day, we had now reached the 1st of December, we rented a car and drove to Arrecife, the capital of Lanzarote, about 20 km further north. We were still hunting for the carbon brush that keeps messing up the autopilot and which we couldn´t get hold of in Funchal, or anywhere else for that matter, including the internet. Siri called a friend who suggested buying a simple brush that is used in vacuum cleaners and that should do the trick!!! What?! All we need is something that is used in almost every household on the planet? So back to the local hardware store and there they were, we bought four just in case, and with a little filing they fit perfectly.
After driving Siri & Trond to Lanzarote Airport we headed west to check out the rest of the island. Thank you for a lovely week together 🙏
Our first stop was Salinas de Janubio, the salt flats where the finest salt comes from. We snapped some pics, had a coffee and were on our way heading NW to Los Hervidores. The coastline is volcanic, rugged and black and the waves come crashing into the sea caves. You can see how the lava has melted, the formations spectacular.
From Los Hervidores we drove to El Golfo, a nice little village on the SW coast. We found a lovely beach restaurant and waited patiently to be served. When we finally were the food was bland and boring and the waitor an arrogant prick who ruined the mood. We would definitely recommend a visit to this seaside town but avoid that particular restaurant.
From El Golfo we drove through Timanfaya National Park. The nature was volcanic, brown sand spattered with black lava rocks and some small dormant volcanos pointing towards the sky. The Timanfaya Volcano is still geothermally active but is clealy monitored. The island's last major eruption occurred in 1824, and seeing all the old lava while driving one can only imagine what it looked like when it was flowing red and hot.
The rain started as we drove back to Puerto Calero to spend our last night before heading back home.
See us conquer the storm
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