Beatriz Playa Lanzarote Puerto Del Carmen

... We mostly sailed without our main – occasionally reefing the mizzen and the genoa when the winds got very strong and shaking out the reefs and swapping the genoa for the cruising chute as they lightened. At times the seas were fairly rolly, bumpy & lumpy, but mostly these were the long slow swells of the ocean rather than the short, choppy and very uncomfortable seas in the Med. It certainly felt great to be really sailing after a mostly motoring trip to Rabat. And despite ...

... and Tatiana have a lovely son who is now seven months old is called 'Ignacio Valentino' and of course he is just gorgeous!

Before we knew it Alain was due to fly home and we took him back to the airport for his flight back to Madrid and then on to Paris.

We spent another few days at the Sun Island Apartments and then flew home on the 19th

... cut through the water. Hopefully when we actually cross the Atlantic I will be able to appreciate these things properly after the sickness has passed (fingers and everything else crossed).

Nic did amazingly well and stayed up on deck all night with Paul as everyone else was too sick to do their watches.As bad as it was it suprisingly didn´t ever cross my mind that I would pull out of the trip, so hopefully I will get through it and ...

... to move from the Bungalows on the 4th November, so we moved nearer to the Marina to Sun Island apartments. At only 34 Euros a night we were well looked after, lovely air conditioned apartments with a balcony and super pools and facilities in the complex.

Again we took off and did our own thing. We drooled over the super yachts at Porto Calero - one was worth more than ...

Mercury Rising left Puerto Calero and many good nights behind, on 17th November. We set sail for the Atlantic crossing after a final farewell with family and friends. That morning, we joined Jackame and left Lanzarote with favorable weather ...

... by 26 square miles. At fire mountain the ground underfoot was warm and when the red gravel was picked up it almost burnt our hands. A hole in the ground was used to set fire to some gorse and a natural barbecue using volcanic heat also provided all the heat for cooking in the adjacent restaurant.

... to the Campanario square which is very popular in the city.

You come to the reception of this hotel and book for the excursion the previous day. You pay a deposit, and the rest of the money you pay upon reaching the Oasis Park before entering, to get your tickets. ( You can be using these tickets for 2 months, but ...

AVENIDA GRANDES PLAYAS BEACH





There is a bus that comes daily to the hotel at 10.am and carries people to this beautiful beach for free.

The bus comes again and picks you up from the spot it left you.



A beautiful beach indeed, however coming from the Mediterranean ...

A STROLL IN THE CITY AND THE CENTRAL BEACHES



There are clouds in the sky today, and I don't feel like going swimming.

It is a day of taking photos!

The stroll is great because there is a sea breeze that makes my walk pleasant.

... ourselves this morning without having to rush, which is very civilized of them. After much consideration we have finally chosen to do the South Island Tour, as there are a lot to choose from and it took us a while to settle on which one we thought would be best. When we leave it is brilliant sunshine, so we are looking forward to a fabulous day. The tour guide speaks many languages as she has to cater for a number of tourists who do not speak Spanish ...