The Canary Islands is a Spanish archipelago and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain located in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometres west of Morocco at the closest point.
Flag of the Canary Islands
Looming volcanoes, prehistoric sites, sandy coves and miles of Sahara-style dunes. We spent most of our time on Fuerteventura’s with it endless plains, punctuated by cacti, scrub and lots of goats. The Canary Islands has near-perfect year-round temperatures, which means whether it’s summer or winter you can enjoy You can pump up the adrenalin by riding the wind and the waves – kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing are all big here or slow down the pace with camel rides, rounds of golf, horse treks and boat rides. If your idea of a perfect holiday is that enticing combo of R&R, you’re in the right place.There’s also a tidal wave of ocean-front bars where you can enjoy a cocktail at sunset while contemplating the gently lapping sea.
The last three weeks we spent holidaying from our travels. We have been relaxing in the Canary Islands with some great friends, Nicki, Ian, Anita, Gary, and their wonderful families. Both couples spent a year in Australia back in the nineties and what fun we had, so it was great to spend time with them again. Nicki was celebrating a big Birthday so we surprised her by joining them on their family summer break. The surprise went really well and Nicki was delighted to see us.
Costa Calma where we spent our first few days on the island
Corralejo where we spent 3 weeks with friends
A day at the water slide park with the children, we all had a great day
My favourite coffee shop
View from our Airbnb
Sand dunes and water sports
The holiday was perfect, relaxing by the sea, eating, drinking with great company. What more could we ask for. Feeling refreshed and ready to go again.