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Fuerteventura Roads – What are they like?
Fuerteventura Roads Generally the Fuerteventura roads are very good. We don’t get the weather here that ruins roads in the UK and northern Europe. By that I mean the constant freeze/thaw in the winter that breaks up the surface. I enjoy driving here as the roads are interesting with lots of bends so you don’t…
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Fuerteventura Links
Links to other sites about Fuerteventura El Cotillo Information Website: Click on the photo Travel advice and tips – travel-easier.com Willgoto, World travel directory and travel guideExpat Exchange – A World of Friends Abroad
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The Beautiful Beaches of El Cotillo, Fuerteventura
Beaches of El Cotillo – North of the village The beaches of El Cotillo are very varied. To the north of the village, there are sheltered beaches, and to the south, there are more rugged (but more spectacular) beaches. I started the tour to the north, near the Toston lighthouse, where the beaches lie among…
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Another Lost Dog To The Dog Pound
Another lost dog we ended up taking to the dog pound On Friday evening I found another stray dog outside our garden gate, almost getting run over by the traffic. This is the 5th lost dog we have found outside our house in the past 2 years. Every time it has been in the evening…
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Talented musicians – Fuerteventura 2016
What happened in June – Living in Fuerteventura 2016 This month’s Fuerteventura 2016 blog shows what we got up to living in Fuerteventura in June. It was a relatively quiet month with some lovely weather. It was Sue’s birthday so we went to El Cotillo to celebrate. After a nice meal, eaten overlooking the sea…
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Battle of the Somme – Fuerteventura Trenches
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…
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Fuerteventura Vlog May 2016 – UK Trip
Fuerteventura Vlog May 2016 Not much about Fuerte in my Fuerteventura Vlog May as it was rather dominated by our trip back to the UK to attend my son’s wedding in Canterbury. First stop was Somerset to stay with our friends Nick and Sheila in their house in Thorney, on the Somerset Levels. The house…
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Rock Pools at the El Cotillo Lagoons
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…
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Fuerteventura Vlog April 2016
Fuerteventura Vlog April 2016 Fuerteventura Vlog April 2016 April started off busy as our friends Mike, Kirsteen and their daughter Suzi were staying with us for the first week but then it became a little quiet, which suited us as we were going to have a busy May. Including: – Shopping in Corralejo – Dinner…
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Catamaran Trip
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…