Night out in Corralejo | Lunch in El Cotillo | Fuerteventura Vlog August 2017 August in Fuerteventura was a very hot one. Although we always have good weather, it was very hot for the whole month, which is unusual. Actually it was too hot at times, particularly at night, making it difficult to sleep. We…
Where to live in Fuerteventura – La Oliva Fuerteventura The most often question I get asked when people contact me is “Where do you live in Fuerteventura?” As most people never visit La Oliva when they come to Fuerteventura I thought I would do a video on what there is here to see and what…
On 18th March the annual parade of the Corralejo Carnival 2017 took place. It started about 7pm and continued until quite late, as most things tend to here. This is quite a large affair and takes probably 2 hours or more to pass by. Many people that go to watch also dress up even if…
In this month’s Fuerteventura Vlog January 2017 we had friends over who were staying in a hotel early in the month so we met up with them (and ate). We also had friends coming over to stay with us for the last week of the month. This means we can play at being tourists again…
Here in Fuerteventura we don’t have wheelie bins and a weekly or fortnightly rubbish collection. This is the case in many northern European countries. Instead we have large bins positioned in most streets are emptied overnight every day, except Sunday. There are also strategically placed recycling bins for paper, glass, cardboard etc around each town/village.…
Many people have asked about our dogs – whether we bought them with us from the UK or got them here. So, I thought I would briefly talk about having a dog in Fuerteventura and give the legal requirements for having dogs in Fuerteventura. I did post about how we got the dogs here –…
This Fuerteventura Vlog December 2016 saw Sue fly off to the UK for Christmas again leaving the dogs and I to look after ourselves. Poor us having to spend Christmas in Fuerteventura! Actually, as soon as she left, so did the nice weather. We had two weeks of rain and then very strong winds and…
Fred Olsen Express Ferry: The ferries between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote run roughly once an hour and are operated by ARMAS (slow ferry) and this one, Fred Olsen Express (fast ferry). We caught the 16:00 Fred Olsen Express ferry from Playa Blanca, Lanzarote which took us to Corralejo, Fuerteventura. It is the fastest of the two…