Arriving atLanzarote

We left Isla de Lobos at about 8a.m. in a force 3 to 4 wind, forward of the beam but enough to allow us to lay our course and enjoy a decent sail albeit for only 20 miles or so. By midday we were tied up in marina Lanzarote in Arrecife, where we will stay until early July while we work on the boat.

We will have her lifted out of the water in late June to clean the hull and replace the engine mountings and complete a few other jobs.

We will also have rest days from all that hard work in order to explore the island. Our first trip was to one of the homes of Cesar Manrique, the island's favourite son, who was responsible for ensuring that he architecture of Lanzarote remains true to the cultural heritage and tourist resorts aoid the excesses of many of the other islands. He was also a great painter/ sculptor and he believed in the totality of art, creating, amongst other things, miradors, cactus garden, restaurant in an underground lava bubble. This home was created in underground lava bubbles and both the home, and the art exhibition on the ground floor are breathtakingly fantastic.

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These pictures give only a small flavour of the experience. They really don't do it justice. We hope to visit  both the mirador and the underground cafe while we are on the island. We also plan a lot of walking as usual.