Day Trip to Lanzarote
From Corralejo to Playa Blanca
Charlie had been to Lanzarote a few times before, but the Sunday market in Teguise was always a good destination. She took the ferry at 8 a.m. from Corralejo. That might sound very early for a Sunday morning, but it was the perfect opportunity for some great photographs at blue hour around the harbour in Fuerteventura and the bus in Lanzarote would leave at 9 to bring Charlie to the market.
Close to the harbour in Corralejo Charlie even met a Spanish couple that seemed to enjoy her taking photographs of them in front of the sky that was painted in orange and blue. Of course, Charlie also offered them to take a photo with their phone so that they would get a picture for themselves out of it. From the ferry, Charlie enjoyed beautiful views of the Isla de Lobos in front of the rising sun and she even spotted some flying fish in the sea. Unfortunately, they kept on appearing and disappearing too quickly and unexpectedly that it was impossible to get them on a picture.
Teguise market
There was one bus from the harbour at Playa Blanca in Lanzarote that would only go on Sundays to Teguise. It left Playa Blanca at 9 a.m. and returned in the afternoon. It took 1.5 hours to get there and fortunately, the market wasn’t too busy yet when Charlie arrived. Breakfast had been a few hours ago and Charlie felt a little appetite. How convenient that they were selling churros! The merchant even started flirting with Charlie, but her Spanish wasn’t sufficient to reply with something that would have done the compliments justice.
She strolled around the market on the lookout for some new earrings and jeans. She wasn’t very successful though with her wishes but got to practice her Spanish a bit and even got a birthday present for her mum.
Running up that hill
To get a good view of the area and the surroundings Charlie walked up the Guanapay hill next to Teguise. There is an old castle on top that holds a museum about pirates in the Canary Islands. Charlie didn’t go inside, and she was also walking up that hill quite fast as the bus to Playa Blanca would already return at 1.30 p.m. Charlie was on a schedule that day! It turned out that she probably would have had time to get inside, but she wanted to be back in Teguise on time and not risk missing that bus.
The Water-to-Go bottle is always with Charlie on the move.
Beer instead of lunch
As she still had some time in the end, she decided to have a break and looked around the many restaurants in town. As it had gotten quite busy in Teguise by then, it was impossible to find a place and Charlie didn’t want a big meal either. A sandwich would have done the job, but she didn’t think to bring one earlier. What she did not want was Fish and Chips or Thueringer Bratwurst. She had those things at home (both homes in Germany and the UK) and she did not like the fact that the market even offered food that was tailored to tourists.
On her tour of the market earlier she had discovered a little bar with a beer garden in one of the backyards. It didn’t fit in the overall design of the town and was in no way like any of the restaurants, but it looked inviting and was obviously aimed at surfers as the menu was written on an old surfboard. Charlie got a caña (a small beer) and enjoyed her break before she would get back on the bus.
Playa Blanca
Charlie was back at Playa Blanca at 3 p.m. and would have another 2 hours to spend until the ferry would return to Fuerteventura. She had noticed earlier that there was a beach promenade with lots of shops and restaurants. Now, it was really time for a sandwich and she tried to spot one of the places that looked light you could have a light meal. She discovered a bar that was located on top of another restaurant. They weren’t able to serve the sandwiches and toasties that were announced outside, but it offered an amazing view over the bay and Charlie got a smoothie. She was surprised when she noticed that everybody in that place, even the waitress, was British and a Premier League match was running in the background. That’s what you get when you go to the tourist places, but what can you do?
Charlie went for a little walk around the promenade, spotted some parrots, and sat down for a bit on one of the rocks to just enjoy the movement of the sea and the sunlight coming through the clouds.
Back to Corralejo
Charlie took the ferry back to Fuerteventura at 5 p.m. and was back at the Billabong Surf Camp by 6 p.m. Moritz and Christian were sitting outside, and Charlie joined them for a beer. A bit later, they decided to go for Tapas and which other place would they go to than Tapas Oscar? It was always a good address and Charlie had so many good memories of that place from previous stays in Corralejo. As it turned out though, Charlie hadn’t learned from past mistakes as they should have made a reservation. The last time that happened, the wait was only 30 minutes and they went for a beer at Buena Onda, now though it would have been more than an hour, so they decided to go to another place.
They went to a bar called Gilda where Charlie and Christian had had drinks a few days before. That place didn’t disappoint. The Tapas were delicious! And that is not because Charlie hadn’t eaten all day, it was really good food! They also met another familiar face. Bori was the Yoga teacher at the Billabong Surf Camp that Charlie had met during her last stay in September. It turned out that also Christian had met her before when he was surfing in front of the Isla de Lobos. What a funny coincidence!
Bori told them about a salsa lesson at Kiwi Bar that would start a bit later that evening and they decided to join. Charlie’s salsa skills were a bit rusty, but they had a lot of fun dancing Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue. They were also told about another salsa class that would take place at the bar Playa on Tuesday evening.
