Lanzarote - leaving Yemaya

After saying goodbye (with a big hangover) to yacht Yemaya and Kai we took the ferry from Graciosa to northern Lanzarote. Having not planned a thing due to our headaches and general tiredness, we ended up sitting in the harbour in full sun with all our bags for hours before we could work out how to get to the South. Lanzarote is a really arid place, with black soil and striped mountain ranges. Parts of it look like the moon on a sunny day. Most of the British tourists hang out in Puerto del Carmen and that place is to be avoided like the plague, unless you're looking for egg and chips. However, the South and centre of the island are much more peaceful and we managed to find a lovely guesthouse in a town called Yaiza.

So, the sailing is all over the time being - slightly sad to leave the water (especially getting up on a sunny day and having the ocean 10 steps away), but relieved to be on dry land again (no threat of seasickness). Next stop - Tenerife for four nights.

A few pictures of a great beach we found, that was so clear and blue, it was like a hot open air swimming pool and a small boat we hired for the day to test our sailing skills.