Isla de Lobos
Christine's Atlantic Circuit
Peter Lansdale
Fri 26 Aug 2016 20:15
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28:44.2N 13:49.5W
We sailed out of Puerto Calero at about midday today
heading south with the intension of anchoring in the bay to the south of Isla de
Lobos which is a small island at the northern tip of Fuerteventura. We had a
brisk NE wind to start but this soon diminished until we were just making slow
but relaxing progress towards our destination.
We had a late start today because I had taken the
parasailor to John, the sailmaker, to get a small rip repaired. He was extremely
helpful and immediately set to work so in one and a half hours the repair was
done. We hadn't been able to take it yesterday as it was a holiday so really we
had expected to be in Puerto Calero for a second night.
The bay in Isla de Lobos was crowded with boats when we
arrived, all closely packed and full of people so we expected most of them
to leave before nightfall, which was in fact the case. We are the only one
remaining and expected to be here alone until another boat arrived to anchor for
the night.
Following Gary's lead we all had a swim in the
beautifully clear water which even the skipper found to be reasonably warm.
Around the waterline of Christine weed was starting to build up but the 3 of us
soon had it all cleaned off. It looks as though this will need to be a regular
job. Then after blowing up the dinghy we went ashore to join all the day
trippers and explore the island. The island landscape is like a 'Canarian
version of Yorkshire slag heaps'. That I hasten to add is a direct quote of
Peter N. It does have a strange barren beauty all of it's own and there is a
small comunity here living in very small flat roofed cottages. There are some
small picturesque inlets ideal for swimming with small sandy
beaches.
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