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Dance of the Pool Toys – a bit of fun!
Dance of the Pool Toys I was working on a video which was taking longer than I expected to edit. I looked out of the window towards the pool and saw the inflatable pool toys moving around in the breeze. That provided the spark of an idea so I set the camera up and started…
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Monthly Vlog Fuerteventura July 2016
Monthly Vlog Fuerteventura July 2016 – A Hot and Quiet Month We had no visitors during July and as it was quite hot, with a Calima too, we did very little apart from cool off in the pool. That suited us but doesn’t make for much of an interesting video. But that is life here…
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How to spell Fuerteventura!
The many ways people spell Fuerteventura Why did I end up living on an island with a name that people seem to have so much trouble spelling (and pronouncing)? My Mum, bless her, could never get the word out without stumbling over it which she and us always found funny although she would have been…
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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. There are sheltered beaches to the north of the village and more rugged (but more spectacular) beaches to the south. I started the tour to the north, near the Toston lighthouse, where the beaches lie among the lagoons.…
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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…