Battle of the Somme On 1st July 2016 it was the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, a major battle of the First World War. 20,000 British soldiers died on that day alone. I found some natural features in the landscape here in the dry river beds near Lajares…
Exploring the rock pools at the lagoons We spent a few hours sunbathing and exploring the rock pools in the beautiful El Cotillo lagoon beaches. This was the first time we had been to the beach together for a year, which is pretty sad. We have pledged to go once a week from now on…
Catamaran trip to Isla de Lobos from Corralejo in Fuerteventura We took our visiting friends on this catamaran trip, which was a great success. The catamaran holds 10, but we were the only ones booked that afternoon, so we had it to ourselves, making it even better. We motored across to the island of Lobos…
The Windy Road To Cofete That is windy as in “bendy” not windy as in “breezy”. Cofete is almost at the bottom of Fuerteventura and is somewhere not many people see. We took our friends on a trip down south to Cofete, which is quite a trek once you leave the paved roads of Morro…
Gatwick Airport Timelapse The night before our flight back to Fuerteventura we stayed in the Bloc hotel which is situated in what were the old admin offices on top of the south terminal at Gatwick airport. We had room 686 which had a great view of the whole airport. It took me back over 40…