Denise:

I can’t remember the last time I had so many new experiences in such a short time! Lava, lunches, and long-distance walks – they’re the least of it!

I was, of course, being ironic about our quiet Sunday: it was quite full compared to what I’m used to!

Even so, the three days since have been quite hectic – I think I may be at risk of overload!  I wouldn’t want that for you, so here’s the highlights –

Monday – Cactii and Cochineal Beetles (the carapaces of which I use for dyeing wool red)

Tuesday at Teguise:  Lava Bombs ;  Lava Tubes ; Lunch and Lord-only-knows-what-this-garden-is-all-about. And then home in the dark via the LZ1.

Crazy private garden, Teguise, Lanzarote

Crazy private garden, Teguise, Lanzarote

Tapas lunchtime, Teguise, Lanzarote

Tapas lunchtime, Teguise, Lanzarote

Lava bombs near Cueva Los Verdes (Lava tubes)

Cueva Los Verdes (Lava tubes), Lanzarote

Crazy private garden, Teguise, Lanzarote

Crazy private garden, Teguise, Lanzarote

Wednesday – Exploring far and wide ; LZ1 LZ2 LZ3 ; GR131 again ; Vineyards a la Geriatric (yes, really, geriatric vineyards) with all the vines planted in those wee lava-walled hollows set into the volcanic ash ; a Spanish trig-point (for J at home). Got lost yet again in the navigational black-hole named San Bartolome – trig point notwithstanding! And last but certainly not least – Josefa (our landlady) brought us fresh peas and beans from her garden – and through a challenging conversation in Spanish we learned that she was (or is?) a teacher of art, and the oil paintings at Casa Buenavista were painted by her.

Mountain ruin by GR131, Lanzarote

GR131, Montana de Guardilama, Lanzarote

Trig point, Montana de Guardilama, Lanzarote

Picnic lunch, Montana Tinasori, Lanzarote

Vineyard on the volcanic ash field, by GR131, Lanzarote

Detail at ruins by GR131, Lanzarote

Denise and Becky at trig point, Montana de Guardilama, Lanzarote

View along the GR131, Lanzarote

Denise, Montana de Guardilama, Lanzarote

Vineyards, Montana de Guardilama, Lanzarote