on our way to Arrecife, in the background some of the volcanic peaksour stay sail, which is hard to see as we tried to sail in this situation with both fore sailsa little farmers market every Saturday in Arrecife next to the churchthe pedestrian area in townx-mas swans at the marina Lanzarote“Puente de las Bolas”, is one of the symbols of Arrecife. It was built in the 18th century, a drawbridge, which along with its cannons was the key in keeping pirats and other raiders out. Today it leads its way to the Castle …Castillo San Gabriel, History museum of Arrecifewalking along the quayside to reach the…beach of Arrecifethe view to the beach from the other side, a mile behind the high rise (I think that is the only high we’ve seen so far) is the marinaon our way to get a car , direction airport. In the background some of Lanzarotes’ volcanic peaks still on our way west, typical housesPlaya HondaOne more pic from our dear, crazy Canadian friends Shelley and James, Orzala, the town at the northern tip of the islandthe little harbour , very difficult to enterEl Capitano happy, knowing he was getting lunch soonat the “mirador del Río” with the view to La Graciosa and the other small islands north west of Lanzaroteone can see the little harbour ” Caleta de Sebo” La Graciosa. We anchored further west in a bay which one can’t see🤷♀️the east end of Graciosaat the north west coast watching southLas Salinas de Janubio …in the south west part of LanzaroteI think that was as well a sculpture from Manrique at the shop of the Salinascrazy rural landscape heading up to El Golfowith tough waves on one side and volcanic peebleon the other sidereaching El Golfothe beach “Charco del los Clicos”with its famous “Charco verde” it is a small green lake, formed in the crater of an old volcano. It owes its colour to some algae which grow there. BUT one can’t see it in this pic🤪 it is behind the red rock in the middle the beach againin our back there is the lake 🤣, don’t know why we missed to take a photo of iton our way back to Arrecife somewhere in the middle of the island “San Bartolomé”preparing for x-mas , winter clothing
GERMANY
finally in Leipzig and directly to a fancy little Christmas marketI read a smiley out of my tea leavesWe used to have so many of them, haven’t seen them for a long time chewing gum devicethe main x-mas market of LeipzigLoads of presents and the treeMy dad enjoying his …funny self made and baked (by Luis) present The feast 😋El Capitano looking after Luisitos’ cara walk at “Baldeneysee” our old homeit is beautiful!party and loooooong dinner at New years evethat was more my focus 😁Alex preparing the soup and the ladies chatting…or drinkingour last courseI just love this pic, sorry Wolfgangno words needed
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