Driving around in our rental car on the roads of Lanzarote
feels more like being astronauts first exploring the Moon or Mars! Rocky.
Sandy. Dessert. Since the island is volcanic, all the native life was destroyed
in several dramatic eruptions in the 1800’s. While most of the inland of the
island has an inhospitable terrain, the coast has some beautiful sand beaches.
Looking out our car window on the drive
More moonscape
Waves and wind on the coast
Small fishing boats
Animals on the island are few and far between, but Mom and I
found some to ride. We can now happily cross off “ride a camel” on the old
bucket list… If it was on there to start! Camels are a notoriously grumpy lot
and our camel didn’t disappoint. He made it quite clear with his stubborn
grunts that he was content to sit and relax rather than take us for a
ride! But he got over his obstinacy and we enjoyed a windy and scenic ride
through the “moon” desert.
My new ride
He felt like sheep's wool
We also visited the national volcano park. Since the rock
under the surface of the ground is still extremely hot, they can actually cook
food over grills if they dig deep enough holes. They have a restaurant in the
park where they cook your meal over one of these “natural grills”.
blowin' away
Cooking over the natural grills
Darvil has been exploring the island from under the sea.
He’s spearing up a storm and we’re eating as fresh as it gets! His toolbox of
spices we lugged in our suitcase from the states has been very useful in
cooking up some delicious dinners.
Comin' in from the sea
Catch of the day- courtesy of Darv
We have been going to
demonstrations and seminars on different aspects of sailing this past week in
order to get ready for the trip. Tonight is a live helicopter rescue simulation
and flare demonstration. Slowly we are getting everything in order to take off
on Sunday!
