Lanzarote , the most volcanic of the Canary Islands IMO , about a 4 hour flight from the London area , nice bit of a warm up more or less all year round ,, so hear we go.
November 2012 . Looked for a bit of a warm before Xmas so we found a rahter nice all inclusive hol to Lanzarote staying at the V I K Club Coral beach '
Now I had read up plenty about this gaff and it seemed ok to us as its at the far end of Playa Blanca on the bottom left hand corner of the island ,, so I decided to rent a car from the airport , only £81 a week + another £40 for complete peace of mind on the old insurance .
Anyway about an hours drive from the airport and we was there ,, a nice 2 bed villa its 2.30pm and we are in time to catch the back end of the all inc lunch ,, so we filled up on spare ribs before having a shower and change then driving of to Playa Blanca for the evening .
Next morn I wake early and come out to a beautifull sunrise opposite our camp .
This is 7am believe it or not .
Anyway lots to do and plenty to see but while the other half is making her self ready I hop over the wall to the edge of the Atlantic with me pastels and make a quick rendition of the ocean crashing into the rocks in front of me .
Anyway shes ready now so paints and cameras packed into our hire car , off we go , heading up North to Mirador as the wife has seen some pics on the net where we can stand in a big window in the side of the mountain , oh well here goes .
Sorry bout the dark pic , but it gives you an idea , another shot from outside
BTW you wont be suprised to know you have to pay to access these views 8 euros each but to be fair there are nice clean bogs in there and a very acceptable cuppa coffee , just one more pic from here ,, looking toward the Isalnd you can see called La Graciosa .
Anyway my littlun is sooo bloody happy to be here and experience all this she cannot thank me enough bless her .
Were heading back down to our villa at Playa Blanca for the evening but not before I manage to call in at Playa de Famara on the way to have a quick splash with the old water colours .
This place in particular is a favourite with the windsurfers , some rare waves coming in here .
Anyway I'm taking a break now , but lots more to come tomorrow , including trips down into caves ,, camels ,, cactus , bloody loads of em ! and a painting of a beautifull sunset