'Cruising the Canaries' just took on a whole new meaning

According to the internet Gran Canaria is the gay capital of Europe.
The sand dunes of Maspalomas in particular. There is even a guide to tell you what to wear, what is the best time to go and the best spots to be 'seen' etc

painted on the side of a fishing boat

Road Trip Part 3

Further south are Pasito Blanca and Puerto Mogan

mmm I can smell the money....

Pasito Blanca is a private gated estate with its own marina and golf course. Very hushed. Very classy. Very expensive.

no garden gnomes here - only a rock with a hole in will do

pitstop!

And on to Mogan.....

pretty....but a bit too touristy for my taste

oh dear, this is what happens when you swallow the anchor!!

Our friend Bills' yacht was looking a bit sorry for herself up on the quay in Mogan. Time to go sailing again :)

The one next door was in an even  worse state.....

Mike wanted to nick the stanchions

Hmmmmm

I was thinking today that not only is this blog a great way to keep family and friends at home up to date with our travels......it will also serve as a great journal to reminisce over in our twilight years :)
Usually I find myself looking back over old photographs and I can't quite place where they were taken or the name of so-and-so who had noisy kids/a mad wife/a sweet cat etc etc.
Not a problem with a blog - it's all there!!

So, this is my new solar light from Ikea. Yes, I made Mike drive me to Ikea haha

look! no wires

I just have to unclip the solar panel and put it in the sun for the day then it gives me light all evening - no electricity required and it's freeeeeee (very important on a boat!)

Carnival!

Cruella

getting too old to be out this late haha

Pontoon 'R' kids

the boys (the old ones)

candy floss rules ok!

This is just the warm-up.
Can't wait for the Drag Queen night.....

Road Trip Part 2

Arguinigan is a bit better

quite nice we thought.....

Then we spotted this

dreadlock holiday??

 

Road Trip

Good job petrol is cheap here (about half the price of UK) cos the roads are so winding it takes about 10 miles to travel one!!
It's due to the topography - it's all mountainous and full of huge ravines, or barrancos in Spanish, which have to be negotiated. Hmmm, all very time consuming (and hair-raising!)

me up a mountain

don't look down!!

Maspalomas is where most of the package holiday types congregate....

me on Playa del Ingles with a million other tourists

holiday hell

think German, think beef jerky......aaaargh

Apparently this is the longest built up holiday 'strip' in all of Spain....

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kinky....

Advice on hiring a car in Gran Canary??? Don't bother. The roads are very very busy (I read somewhere that there is one car for every two souls on the island) and the scenery is over-rated. But then, once you've been to the Azores..........

You put your left foot in....