Gran Canaria - Caves and ravine

Cuatro Puerta & Barranco de Guayadeque
We visited the ancient caves set into the hillside on the east of Gran Canaria and then drove up a spectacular valley into the mountains. After lunch in a little mountain restaurant we enjoyed a walk further up the valley with amazing views.

Gran Canaria - Las Palmas

We moored Vencedor in the large marina  near the city centre, so it was easy to spend a few days exploring the parks, beaches and historic centre. It was great to see some greenery and attractive old buildings again after the dry arid landscapes of Mororcco, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. With the aid of a hire car we explored inland towards the central mountains, first with Maurice's Dad and later with Hannah's mum. It was was lovely to spend sometime with family again after 7 months away from the UK. We like visitors...
The next few posts show photos of our days out exploring Gran Canaria whilst staying in Las Palmas

Gran Tarajal Murals

These murals were on lots of the buildings in the town of Gran Tarajal on the east coast of Fuerteventura. The camel is our favourite.

Fuerteventura

We had planned to leave Lanzarote and sail south to an anchorage on the east coast of Fuerteventura. However, as we left the anchorage at the southern tip of Lanzarote, our anchor bow roller made a worrying strange creaking noise. Not wanting to damage the bow roller we decided heading into a port would be safer than anchoring for another night.

We sailed past the Isla de Lobos and south along the dramatic coastline of Fuerteventura to the harbour at Gran Tarajal.

Our stay in Gran Tarajal lasted 2 weeks giving us time to explore the local area, rebuild the bow roller and do a little work on the interior of our boat. We also invited several other people from nearby boats to a tea party in our cockpit, Hannah made numerous delicious scones and cakes. The water in the harbour was crystal clear, we could see numerous brightly coloured fish and even a ray.

We both needed a break from working on our boat so we decided to spend a few days exploring the southern end of Fuerteventura. We enjoyed a delightful anchorage at Giniginamar, a small cove on the east coast with excellent views down the coast and a memorable sunset.

The 20 mile sail south along the coast to Morro Jable only took about 4 hours due to strong winds in the 'acceleration zone'. The area around the harbour was very quiet, with herons, egrets, small squirrels and even a couple goats near the boat! However, a short walk led to vast white sandy beaches and a bustling tourist resort.

Hannah's friend Lisa joined us for a few days, so we sailed back to Gran Tarajal to meet her. After a couple of days we sailed back south to Morro Jable, a journey which started in calm conditions and ended with gale force winds! Our time in Fuerteventura was coming to an end, we were excited about sailing the 60 miles to Gran Canaria.