Canary Island Christmas

Christmas was a bit different for us

and it was the first time I (sarah) have been without my family.

We had no Christmas decorations, no tree, no nothing…

But, London makes up for it…

everywhere you turn, there are lights, Christmas concerts, 
drinks with friends/colleagues

and the streets and department stores are perfectly dressed for the holidays.

We’ve also had fairly mild temps for December,

so it wasn’t too tough for us FL folks!

Because we feared the worst with the weather, we booked a trip to

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

(off the coast of Africa)

We had a great little spot full of surfers on the north tip of the island.

Ian surfed in the mornings at Los Lobos

(had to take a little boat that dropped him right in the break)

and I sat on the balcony or sat by the pool and read great books.

Corralejo was full of the freshest of seafood.

We ate at great restaurants, one of which reminded me of Starfish.

The fish were taken off the boat and dropped right in their warehouse…

Our personal favourite - Octopus in Vinegar (octopus ceviche).

We also had great tapas and wine at different places throughout

the northern part of the island.

Local dishes seemed to include

fresh fish – including parrot fish (ahh!) and goat!  

And yes, we tried goat… a number of times.

Ian surfed Los Lobos and said it was amazing.

He had to take a boat so I never saw it for myself,

but he came back telling me about the great waves.

We also were just off the North Track 
(on the north shore), which was… interesting.

Dirt (and bumpy) road lined the entire "north track" and went across the island. 

It was desert for as far as the eye could see (with beautiful water to the north).

The terrain was like nothing we’ve ever seen…

It almost looked like you were dropped on a planet – craters, dust and desert.

But, you could drive a little south and you had beautiful beaches and sand dunes.

 

 

We had a great Christmas vacation and we feel so very lucky

to have an opportunity to see the world and

we’re surely taking full advantage of it.

Happy New Year!
xx