With no more clinic
appointments for Bruce, we decided to head out of town to
Arrecife,
the capital of Lanzarote. A short and very inexpensive bus
ride, passing the airport along the way, brought us almost
to our destination. We may have hopped off a stop too early,
as it turned into quite a long walk into the town itself,
but we didn’t mind. It gave us some welcome exercise,
and best of all, there were no hills to climb! |
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The beaches,
which looked beautiful, seemed to be deserted. Perhaps
it was just early, but it felt as if this was less
of a tourist resort and more of a residential/administrative
centre. |
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An aerial view of the
city... |
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...and a map showing
the route (more or less) that we walked, starting from the
edge-of-town bus station (bottom left) and ending at the
city's main bus station, from where we caught the bus back
to Puerto del Carmen. |
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One of the reasons we
visited the city today was to gather some information ahead
of an expected meeting next week. Our friends Mike and Rachel
were due to spend the day here next Tuesday as part of a
cruise on the Hebridean Sky. We’d also hoped to catch
up with Neil and Caroline, who were working on the ship,
and thought it would be nice to find a pleasant spot where
we could meet for a drink or even lunch. As it turned out,
the ship never called at the city after all, as bad weather
at sea forced a change of plans. |
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El Charco San Ginés
looked very nice. El Charco translates as ‘the puddle’
and is surrounded by dozens of restaurants serving tapas,
seafood platters and other fish dishes. |
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We weren't particularly
hungry at lunchtime, so we just had coffee and water at
one of the cafes. |
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Afterwards, we visited
the church of San
Ginés. |
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Instead of walking all
the way along the shore to the bus station at the edge of
town, we found the location of the city's main bus station
and walked up through the pedestrianised streets towards
it. Once we got there we didn't have to wait too long before
a bus turned up and we were soon on our way back to Puerto
del Carmen. |
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Superdino, the supermarket closest to
our villa (although still a bit of a climb back!) stocked
some unusual crisps. These were three examples... fried
egg, garlic and pizza!
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Geoff prepared dinner
at the villa this evening. It was warm enough to sit outside
beforehand, but once the sun set, it became just a little
too cool to dine outside comfortably. |
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