Isla Graciosa - 12 October
Dearloves
Wed 12 Oct 2005 12:02
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A mile or so away from the northern tip of
Lanzarote is Isla Graciosa, and our next port of call. Before leaving
Puerto Calero we visited the Dolphin Museum, full of fascinating information
about dolphins and whales. Outside the museum is a giant skeleton, which
we had assumed to be prehistoric. It turns out that it is actually a
skeleton of Bryde's Whale, which we could meet at any time. Looks quite
frightening though!
 The sail to Graciosa took around 5 hours. The
island is a very laid back place - such a contrast to the atmosphere
of Puerto Calero.
 Yacht Harbour, Graciosa
There are not many facilities here - for example,
the pontoons have electric sockets but no electricity plumbed in. It's a
"manana" kind of place!
 Fishing Boats
 High St, Graciosa (deep
sand)
 The beach, with Lanzarote in
distance
 The bike rental shop
window
If the photo is illegible, it reads "If
closed, simple put your returned bike in front of the door. If you want to
rent a bike I'm in the restaurant "Girasul" (next to the little beech)".
 The neighbours
We are next door to a Norwegian family who are also
going to do the ARC. They have six year old twins, who Alice and Pip have
enjoyed playing with. We had a barbeque on the beach with them last
night.
Several of Alice and Pip's school friends have
asked whether they are still doing school work. They most definitely
are! Here are pictures of them at work:
 Alice at school
 Pip at school (in the Navstation
classroom)
 Lanzarote
Finally, an early morning view of Lanzarote.
We will leave here tonight to sail to Gran Canaria (which will take around 20
hours), as we need more bits for the boat and want time to order them so that
they can arrive before our Atlantic crossing. The plan is to have a few
days in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, and then go off to the western Canary Islands
before heading back to Las Palmas. We will then make our final
preparations before the crossing, which leaves on 20
November.
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