Gran Melia Salinas-The Garden Costa Teguise

... much as possible as we really didn’t want to burn the diesel. We had waited for a week to get a decent weather window and hoped that the weather forecast that we got off the Internet and SSB radio turned out to be true.

About an hour before dark the wind started to drop and the sails began banging and slatting so we dropped the main and genoa and brought out our new weapon. Well its not actually new but it is new to us and we had bought a new snuffer for it. It’s a ...

... BBQ. There was more meat on the table than even Kevin could have wished for. Along with a huge bowl of Sangria - MMMmmm. We met some lovely people; Linda and Marge; her mum and Linda's husband Federico and their gorgeous son! We met Cliff and Clair who spend a lot of time abroad each year and stay in Jose's apartment in Playa Blanca. A great day.

Marina Rubicon, Canary Islands, Spain kiltaraglen

The adventure begins....

After making the crossing from Lanzarote to Gran Canaria I can quite see where this saying comes from...it was horrific. Two hours into the 15 hour journey and my plan to test whether I get seasick started to go badly wrong. What was I thinking? Why didn´t I take my pills? 3 - 4 meter swell, high winds and waves coming every few seconds. Anyway 3 major lessons were learnt that night...firstly take seasickness pills ...

... which was great.

We had to fill in a bit of time so we hired a car and did a bit of sightseeing. We watched a surfing competition at Famara, which brought back happy memories for Kevin! and checked out Timanfaya park. We ate out and cooked in the tiny kitchen. It was great to be in the sunshine again. No work or pressure and enjoying the change of scene.

We ...

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 ...

This was the tour I had been looking forward to most. A trip to Fire Mountain and look at some real volcanoes complete with Lava flows, caldera's, and collapsed lava tunnels. In addition we also went to the coast and saw how the sea interacts with lava recently (1736), deposited extending the ...

INFORMATION ABOUT OASIS PARK



800.000 sq m. natural landscape with more than 250 types of animals.



The biggest cactus garden in Europe with more than 28.000 plants.



4 shows: Sea lions, reptiles, parrots and birds of prey



Camel safari with spectacular views of the Jandia ...

... as well.



Corralejo is mostly preferred by families – most of the tourists here are British, and Spanish. Tourism here is not overwhelming and there's a chilled out vibe in this pretty area.



In this city the quality of sandy beaches are promising. The kind of beaches we ...

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.