We love Fuertaventura

We have now been here for over 3 weeks and both Scruffbag and I love it. The landscape is stunning, though many people would disagree. It is very arid and barren - a bit High Plains Drifter. The west side is particularly stunning and we have been enjoying our walks here.

It is the biggest island but is very sparsely populated, due to its aridity. It also lives up to its designation of the windiest island. The beaches in the south are some of the best I have seen anywhere, all white sand and clear turquoise seas.

This does lead to some tourist anywhere resorts but the far north is wild and deserted.

We stayed in a tourist resort for a week when we rented an apartment with our daughter, Heather, and 8 month old granddaughter Freya. It was dullsville but just what one needed with a young baby and we had a great time. Heather hired a car, so we got about a bit and Freya is just a delight. She sleeps all night and every night and smiles all the time from morning till night. We were very sad when they left.

So we are back on our own and continue to enjoy our time here. There are not many people in the marina but the security guards (who take the place of marineros here and have no clue as to how to help sailors to moor up) seem to want to cram everyone together. There are loads of empty spaces but they have put a 45 foot catamaran next to us for no apparent reason.

There is a hairdresser in town  where a wash and cut costs 5 euros and they do an excellent job so I will return there later this week. We hope to leave on Saturday but this depends on the winds staying light as they prevail on the nose. We hope to anchor for a couple of nights at a small island at the north astern tip of Fuertaventura before moving on to Lanzarote.

Meanwhile we keep on walking and swimming and enjoying life. I have also invested in a Spanish course in an attempt to exercise the mind as well as the body.