Fuerteventura Calima – Living in Fuerteventura is such a trial! The wind has changed and is now blowing from the east. This means that we have a Calima which brings with it sand and dust (and heat) from the Sahara Desert (which is only 100 miles away). When this happens the temperatures rise quickly. The…
The Spanish healthcare system is fairly similar to the UK system in that people pay a National Insurance contribution which gives them access to healthcare in Spain. This also applies to obtaining healthcare in the Canary Islands. If you are from the UK and working, so paying into the Spanish system, then you and your…
The Ajuy Caves Fuerteventura We decided to take a trip down south to visit the Caves of Ajuy (Las Cuevas de Ajuy) as we had never been and it is another in the list of things to see in Fuerteventura. Ajuy (pronounced Ahooie) is a small coastal village about two-thirds of the way down the…
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 –…
Fuerteventura – 2016 in 3 minutes Fuerteventura – 2016 in 3 minutes – my Fuerteventura 2016 review in a short video. Well actually it didn’t seem to take much longer than 3 minutes to happen in real time but I guess that is what happens when you get older and you are an expat in…
These are my top 5 places to visit in Fuerteventura if you are coming for a holiday. You should never be stuck wondering what to see in Fuerteventura as there is plenty to see. But another good thing is that there are no “ancient ruins” that you feel you should visit as it will be…
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…
Our 2 Day Trip to Lanzarote – Bonus Vlog We left Fuerteventura on the first ferry out of Corralejo for our trip to Lanzarote to meet my son, his wife and her family in Playa Blanca. They were staying for 4 nights to celebrate Louise’s mother’s birthday. See Armas Ferry post. After meeting up at…