Lanzarote

Sunday Island anchored at Francesca beach Isla Graciosa at 2230 on 30th October 2022. Emilie and I enjoyed a nice glass gif wine before retreating below for some well earned rest.

Everybody was awake and ready to explore early the next morning and we launched the Walker bay to row into shore. Our aim was to hike up the nearby extinct volcano however the kids were enjoying running about the beach and exploring rock pools for us to leave.

After lunch we pumped up the Zodiac and went for a nice snorkeling amongst the nearby rocky shoreline.

The next day we hiked up the volcano and enjoyed some spectacular views, then Em s as nd the kids hung out at the beach while I walked into town to get some supplies. When I returned to the beach it had become the No 1 tourist destination for the island so we packed up and returned to Sunday island for some snorkeling.

That evening we met some other Aussies and kiwi‘s from four different yachts in the bay for a few sundowners and a bbq.

It is interesting to see how much the type of yachts have changed as we have become more remote. In our bay alone there were three other Aluminium yachts with lifting center boards. All the yachts surrounding us are well equipped like us with wind vane steering and cruising rigs.

Today we are sailing to Playa Blanca in the South of Lanzarote. It’s great to be exploring this rocky volcanic coastline that is so absent of trees it was used to film Planet of the Apes.

I have added a few photos to my blogs written during the passage if you wish to look back in our blogs over the past week.

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