Today was a repeat of the other days. Walk around town in the morning and afternoon by the pool. We did visit the local market in the shopping centre. There were far more locally made bits and bobs than the market we went to on Tuesday. We realised that the Tuesday market was African. Which…
We went for another walk this morning. A slight variation on the usual theme – we went along Calle Minerva and then along the western edge of the town to the shore. It was much more windy today and largely overcast. The Fred Olson Express was bouncing up and down a fair bit. The much…
We walked up to the aqua park and found the small market that runs every Tuesday. There wasn’t a lot there and every negotiation seemed to start at 35 Euros. We walked back into the town and bought Ben a new wallet and Ellie a cuddly chameleon toy. Both from Fund Grube. Fortunately that meant…
Today we put Ellie in the carrier and walked along the beach towards the Riu hotels. There were plenty of kite surfers to watch. A few birds around the rock pools. Plus lots of small shrimp, fish and hermit crabs in the rock pools. This year there are also a number of large kites (of…
We’re staying all inclusive so needless to say all meals will be at the hotel. After breakfast we took a walk to Corralejo harbour. There seem to be more boats than previous years and the town definitely seems a bit busier. However the work to pedestrianise one of the streets that had started when we…
This is our first holiday abroad with Ellie. We left home shortly before 8am in Ben’s car to head to Manchester airport. T2 West multi storey is very new and part of the expansion of the airport. It is quite a long walk back to terminal 1, though most of it is in the covered,…
Our last day in Wales. It was raining, again! Fortunately there was a brief dry spell to get the car loaded. We stopped off in Llandudno at the Castle View Bar and Restaurant for lunch. It was an excellent meal, though it took a while. After lunch the rain had again eased off so we…
Today we went to Penrhyn Castle – the first use of our National Trust membership. It was wet when we arrived so after a quick look at the courtyard of the railway museum we headed for lunch in the cafe. After a leisurely meal the rain had eased off. We walked around the walled garden…
Today we went to Gorsaf Ddu. We had lunch in the railway cafe and then spent a short while in the free slate museum. The museum houses the largest water wheel in the UK. It was used to power all the machinery in the workshops, which was used to repair and manufacture items for the…
This is our first short holiday with Ellie. A few days away on the North Wales coast. We set off from home shortly after 12pm – about the earliest it seems to be possible to leave at the moment! Thank goodness we have a roof box for the car. We stopped off at the Old…