Landing in Lanzarote
Lanzarote Airport sits right by the coast. There’s a beach at one end of the runway where you can get great photos of the landing planes. I wonder what the pilots think of the onlookers watching at this dangerous stage of a flight?
After Sun Glow
The glow of the sun in the sky shortly after sunset in Puerto Del Carmen, Canary Islands.
Sitting at the Bar
At the bar of a hotel in Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
Puerto Del Carmen in the Evening
A few snapshots of Puerto Del Carmen in Lanzarote in the evening when the sun has set.
Pechiguera Lighthouse
This is a lighthouse to the west of Playa Blanca on the island of Lanzarote. This was my first time to visit the lighthouse and it was very windy. My camera resting on an unextended tripod almost blew over! Then there are the tourists, who insist on driving right up to the building and parking…
Temple Hall
Temple Hall, or Telamon as it was known when it ran aground in Lanzarote in 1981. “That Saturday October 31, 1981 a strong storm lashed the Canary Islands. It would not be a quiet day in the small port of Los Mármoles, Lanzarote. A freighter called the port to request permission for emergency assistance as…
The Pool at Hotel Los Fariones
Hotel Los Fariones in Puerto del Carmen is now closed for renovation for the next year and a bit but you wouldn’t know it from their website which still allows you to attempt to book a room, but fails to return a room. It’s only if you scroll to the end of the homepage that…
La Cueva de los Verdes
La Cueva de los Verdes is a seven kilometre long volcanic cave on the island of Lanzarote. One kilometre of it is open to the public and it’s amazing to visit. It was formed almost 5,000 years ago by lava that flowed from a volcano to the sea and it’s incredible to think of the…
Puerto Del Carmen Boats
I could post a photo of the snow that fell this morning in Blarney but I think everyone is sick of the cold weather. Instead here’s a photo from my honeymoon in Lanzarote. This was taken in Puerto Del Carmen on a roasting hot day when even the ground was too hot to touch! More…
Watching the fish underwater in Lanzarote
Watching the fish underwater in Lanzarote A young boy watches fish swim past on a boat off the coast of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The boat’s staff threw food overboard for the fish while the passengers went below decks to watch from the observation windows. As it was the start of the season in…