FIRST FULL DAY ON THE COSTA TEGUISE,LANZAROTE

17 Sep
The National flag of Lanzarote.

The first thing that struck me about this island was the volcanic earth and barren stretches of land,interspersed with low level white housing developments against a backdrop of volcanic mountains.

The two bedroom bungalow in which we are staying has VV printed on its frontage-
A “VV” is a vivienda vacacional  
The palm tree provides welcome shade over the dining table below.
The area immediately outside the bungalow.
A lot of thought went into the design of this complex – these trees and cactii are watered by pipes. This method is ubiquitous on the island and I determined to find out where / how water is obtained on such an arid,volcanic place.
A very well designed pool area is a three minute walk away.

It was decided that we should walk along the adjacent “ paseo” – seaside promenade which are typical of the Canary Islands.

Gateway to the sea – after unlocking the gate!
Short pathway to the paseo which was divided into separate lanes for walkers and cyclists,plus another phenomenon which I’ll come to later.
The beaches are shown – the best one being the last on the right.
We spotted this in a garden en route – spectacular.
Hannah said it was tricky underfoot getting into the sea here.
An angler on the rocks.
This monumental hotel was not really in keeping with the traditional white painted dwellings .
A restored windmill
Self explanatory .
The second beach we came to looked more inviting.
The parish church,apparently.
Contrasts.
The third and best beach
Behind this beach is an area dedicated to tourism with many arcades, shops,bars and restaurants.
Barbara reading the inscription to this pueblo.
Gathering under the palms – 32* at this point.
Welcome bursts of colour.

Amongst the many offers available for hire this was a “ first” for me.

I had always associated these as accessories for the disabled; there were people of all shapes and sizes careering round on the paseo – good job there were three lanes .
No bird life to speak of so far, apart from a couple of pigeons. This Egret had found something of interest in the cactus.
Any clues as to who are the most likely visitors? We enjoyed the walkabout in Costa Teguise, but I don’t think I would want to be there in July- August. It is obviously a popular place. We covered nearly six miles on this walkabout and so it was encouraging
on the walk back to think of an afternoon by the pool .

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