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Lanzorote and Penelope Cruz

Lanzarote, but it’s better known by the locals as the Conejera, land of 100 volcanoes. But, when a sailor, Lancelotto Malocello, from Genovese landed on the island, he was considered one of the first explores, so hence the name Lanzarote. The very original name given by the original inhabitants was Titeroygatra, ‘The Colored Hills’.

We managed to get much sightseeing done in a week. On one tour we learned that the volcanic origin created an amazing landscape with over 300 volcanoes. Lanzarote is the most eastern island of the Canary’s archipelago and it’s not too far from the African coast. The island is warm all year around, which make it a most ideal place to visit and to explore, because the sun shines almost everyday here, this island gets little rain. Another tour took us to the south side of the island. We got to see a huge volcanic landscape, which included lagoons and craters. Then we went to Timanfaya National Park to see the Montanas del Fuego and the El Diablo restaurants where they cook using the heat from the volcano! We when on a camel ride, Lanzarote has a dry climate, so camels come in handy for the locals.

Pedro Almodovar was shooting his latest film here. We heard it’s starring Penelope Cruz, so while we were at our airport hotel or wine tasting, we kept a sharp eye out in hopes of sighting her hanging around. No such luck. Every night we went to a different bar, mostly the one’s offering Karaoke. We got to practice windsurfing and kitesurfing, I kept worrying about running into all the palm trees while kitesurfing, but fortunately, all the palm trees are accommodating and got out of my way. We fit all this into one jam packed week. We feel we thoroughly experienced this lesser known island of the Canary’s and we’re glad we did. It’s peaceful, beautiful and fun

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