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Lanzarote - Arrecife What You Did There


Sunny Jim

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As if this place isn't cool enough, look what the Bomberos (Fire & Rescue Service) have for their response vehicle! 

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@loseronelocal honey doesn't seem to be a thing here but I picked up some Gomerian palm syrup and something to go with it.

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This evening's sunset at Valle Gran Rey.

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The rum seemed like a good idea at last night but I was woken at 6.00am by a considerable swell. (Not morning glory but a stiff southerly blowing us onto a leeward shore). So we upped anchor and are heading back to Tenerife making over 6 knots with two reefs in the main.
Farewell La Gomera, hope to be back next year.

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On 2/7/2023 at 6:35 PM, Sunny Jim said:

No, he's staying on my brother's sofa. I can't imagine he'd make a good sailor!20221226_131857.thumb.jpg.7502f68084194eadfda30a073d09239d.jpg

The nearest we've come to your trip is a rather more mundane holiday on the Norfolk Broads, and ours was a little nervous of the boat.

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Possibly because she can't swim, hence the lifejacket!

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Back in Tenerife now preparing for the final long passage of this trip. If the forecast is accurate we should do the 120 miles to Lanzarote in under 24 hours.

Here's a few more spots from La Gomera. 

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Some more of my pictures from the island can be found here Link to Dropbox

A couple of Tenerife spots

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Note the giffer hat and umbrella on the rear parcel shelf! 

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Well that didn't quite go as expected! Wind wasn't as forecast so rather than beating into the south of Lanzarote we continued north to La Graciosa (the smallest of the Carnary Islands). There are no roads and no cars so there won't be any chod spotting but other than that it looks a good place to be.20230214_172941.thumb.jpg.a0ecd0c6107b47ee6ddecbafd5ee29ff.jpg

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No roads doesn't mean no cars after all. 4x4 chod abounds mainly bearing green ovals.

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Windscreen fitters were busy.

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@Cavcraftlike cockroachs Ivecos survive anywhere. 

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Been exploring by bike today, very different landscape to the other islands I've visited. I'll upload pictures to Dropbox when I find some WiFi. 

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Now it's beer o'clock, salud!

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  • Sunny Jim changed the title to Goodness La Graciosa Me!
  • Sunny Jim changed the title to Lanzarote - Arrecife What You Did There

A couple of strong coffees and a huge crepe filled with humus, cheese, avocado, spinach, carrot, peppers and tomatoes cured the hangover so I went for a walk. 

Today's spots in Arrecife. 

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Now the sensible thing to do would be to get an early night as I have to get to the airport in the morning but it's carnival here...

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