2016 Car trip Lanzarote Mirador del Rio

Thursday 8 December 2016 we drove from Arrecife Marina along the NEast coast via Costa Teguise stopping at the rock pool settlement of Charco del Palo where several residents were bathing in the nude.

 

We then drove via the Mala Cactus fields

 

Through Arrieta and Punta Mujeres to Orzola where we watched the ferry to Graciosa moor.

 

We then continued to Mirador del Rio - a very fascinating Caesor Manrique creation - he converted an old second World War II bunker on the top of the cliffs overlooking the island of Graciosa into a superb mirador/ cafe.

 

View of the mirador carpark from inside the bunker

 

Here we had lunch with a magnificent view

 

 

 

 

 

The interior of the bunker

 

 

 

Stairs up to the roof terrace

 

 

Exit to the roof terrace

 

 

 

 

Views of Graciosa from the roof terrace

 

 

 

Zooming in to Graciosa marina

 

Zooming into the southern anchorages off Graciosa

 

Afterwards we drove south along the cliff tops to the Mirador de Guinate

 

 

Views from the Mirador de Guinate

 

 

We then drove back to Arrecife after having had a thoroughly enjoyable day.

2016 Car Trip Gran Canaria 19 October

0845 hrs Wednesday 19 October, rented Opel Zafira from Dolar Rent a Car Las Palmas and drove with Manuel, Leticia, Pedro and Rita via San Mateo to the Central Caldera, our first stop being the Degollada de las Palomas viewpoint , where Jeannette dropped us off.

 

 

We then walked along the trail to Cruz de Tejeda - Roque Nublo clearly visible

 

We rejoined Jeannette at the Parador for 11'ses 

 

Then we all drove to the car park at the start of the short hike to Roque Nublo

 

Roque Nublo seemed to be on everybody's programme - never seen it so crowded.

 

Roque Nublo ( left) and "The Monk" (middle) clearly in view

 

The Monk

 

 

 

 

Roque Nublo

 

 

Looking down to Tejeda

 

 

Artenara, the highest village on Gran Canaria on the opposite side of the Caldera

 

Roque Bentayga

 

After returning to the car we drove to Fataga for lunch

 

 

 

After which we continued driving south 

 

 

On reaching Maspalomas we then took the motorway back to Las Palmas