Island Hopping in the Canary Islands
From Fuerteventura to Gran Canaria Charlie had been spending yet another great week at the Billabong Surfcamp in Corralejo for New Year’s Eve. This time had been a little different because of COVID-19: Less party, more surf! After a week in Corralejo, Charlie was going to spend
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
Winter evenings in Corralejo
Charlie’s new year’s surf trip to Fuerteventura As Charlie had been to the best surf camp on the Canary Islands, the Billabong surf camp in Corralejo, so many times, one might think that there is nothing new left to discover. If only they knew how wrong they
New Year’s Eve at the Billabong Surf Camp
Starting the new year in Fuerteventura Charlie likes to spend New Year’s Eve abroad and this year, the choice was made for Fuerteventura. She had been at the Billabong Surf Camp in Corralejo, the best surf camp at the Canary Islands, many times before and knew that
Surf and Work
Co-Working in Corralejo As Charlie had been at the Billabong Surf Camp, the best on the island of Fuerteventura, many times before, she had already seen everything there was to see in Fuerteventura and she knew that after the surf sessions in the morning, she would have
Tales of sharks and drunk tourists in Fuerteventura
Afternoon Warning: Sharks at the beach This inner clock seemed to be a curse as it still caused Charlie to be wide awake at 7 a.m. not being able to fall asleep again. She remembered Leanne checking the time for the sunrise the day before. 7.27 a.m.
Paddle Boarding and Karaoke in Corralejo
What‘SUP? As every morning, Charlie was up before everybody else and enjoyed a calm breakfast on one of the tables in front of the house. There were too many clouds in the sky that day to see the sunrise. The day before, Charlie had left the camp
The morning after the farewell in Corralejo
Not an easy morning Only 4 hours of sleep and an unknown amount of beer, wine, and honey rum made life hard that morning. But it was Charlie’s last day of holiday, and they would leave at 10 for a last trip into the waves. On any
Journey Home
A new airplane experience Originally, Charlie was only meant to stay in Fuerteventura for an extended weekend and to return to London Monday evening. As it sometimes is in life, plans change and on this occasion, it meant that Charlie would be staying until Wednesday. To her
Mini break in Fuerteventura
A weekend of sun, fun and surf Over the years and after some negative experiences at work, Charlie had gotten used to travelling on her birthday. She also had spent that day at the best surfcamp in Fuerteventura before and had really enjoyed it. Therefore, she decided