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Almost the whole island of Lanzarote, including Caleta de Famara, is painted in white colour. House owners living at the sea paint their properties in blue while others - in green color. It's a recommendation, not a law or obligation, but somehow around 95% of island habitants follow this recommendation happily for decades. This, amongst other important innovations for saving island's uniquenesses, is only possible thanks to the main and beloved figure of Cesar Manrique who lived, loved, worked and died (or perhaps was murdered?..) in Lanzarote. Cesar's love to the island was so grand, that he personally was visiting local islanders and begging them to paint their houses in white color, to do agriculture and grow grapes for the future {most, imo} delicious wines, as well as his greatest, in my opinion, achievement of putting an official veto on public advertisement and banners along motorways and main island roads. Even after his death and up until today this rule is still followed and well respected.
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Beautiful Famara streets are all sandy except the main road, and are literally stones away from the Atlantic ocean.
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Found a place in a shade at resto Las Bajas
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My yummy breakfast with fruits (papaya, strawberries, apple, oats, walnuts, bananas, melon and oranges in yoghurt - not vegan but pretty close to..))
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Edu and his camera :) He's is shooting only on film lately :)
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Canary islands map on the wall at Las Bajas. El Hierro seems a bit too large i think?)
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After brekkie we walked to the beach. By the beach.. :)
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A rather strange decoration taste, imo, but boy aren't these people really lucky to live here?!
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Another sandy street road leading to the sandy beach.. Cool eh?)))
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'Happiness' or "Before we all got very sunburnt even after using 50+SPF sunscreens"... #facepalm
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Dried out seaweed between the rocks (normal thing since the tide goes up pretty high in here)
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Local radio station?)
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'Lifeguards' street
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A little 'popcorn' beach named after a funny shape of white little stones looking like popcorn
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Beautiful Lorena
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..and hungry and sunburnt Edu with our other friend Alvaro)))
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...followed by a sunset photo session AND surfing lessons from the professor Alvarinyuki :))
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..... followed again by a gReat, delicious dinner at Italian place 'Pizzeria Italiana Casa Morelino' in Tiagua village.. You get hungry very quickly when you're on active vacation mode, what can i say)))
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Next morning we drove to Orzola as we wanted to show Lorena / to visit again the tiny island of La Graciosa which is located right next to Lanzarote and sometimes called 'An eighth island of Canary archipelago'.
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You go by ferry (one of the two local transport companies) for 25 Eur both ways (or ca. 10Eur if you have resident discount!), and within 25-30 minutes you are already in La Graciosa.
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Don't forget your camera ;)
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Beautiful Famara risco (cliffs)
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Everyone's taking pictures :)
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..including myself, of turquoise water and approaching La Graciosa
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Me and Lorena <3 <3
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Somebody takes social distancing too seriously))
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I think I was a mermaid in my other life. Or a lobster, as per color of my sunburnt skin after this whole day trip in the sun)))
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We rented bikes for 10€ each, and in the end I fell off mine and damaged my knee quite badly.. but this was taken just in the beginning of our island trip, so I don't know it yet)))
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Beautiful and dangerous Playa de las Conchas with its huge (really guys, enormous) waves and without any lifeguards..
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My sexy knee next morning ;) -
..and still happy me with a coffee on our gorgeous little balcony facing Famara beach and cliffs..
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It was our last day in Lanzarote, so Edu went for a run, and Lorena and me went for a beach walk, girly chitchat and a little bit of meditation - almost a must in such beautiful, natural space.. <3
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I brought my trainers and running clothes with me as I was sure I'd go running while there, but due to my poor, damaged knee I could barely walk let along run...
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It was so peaceful, so empty (thanks, coronavirus..) and even somewhat spiritual that I didn't regret at all.
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The tide was coming up, and we already had to get back, pack and drive to the airport, too..