Lanzarote

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03876ba3.gif"> <bR> <div> <B>Lanzarote</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fuerteventura"><U>Fuerteventura</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tenerife"><U>Tenerife</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Gomera"><U>La Gomera</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Palma"><U>La Palma</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gran Canaria"><U>Gran Canaria</U></A></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="14d96560.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> Copyright (c) <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Brush Script MT" >EL Travel Bugs</FONT></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03976bc1egdyqn.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Brush Script MT" ><B>EL Travel Bugs ~ Travel Tales & Photos</B></FONT><B>   |   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EL Travel Bugs Travel Tales Photos"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><IMG SRC="6b41e1e0.gif" border=0 width="30" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> back to <B> </B><A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Canary Islands"><U><B>Canary Islands</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03976ba3.gif"> <div> <B>Lanzarote</B></div> <div> <B>This arid island is only 330 sq. miles; pretty small for being</B></div> <div> <B>home to 300 extinct volcanoes.  Its lunar appearance radiates</B></div> <div> <B>natural hues of red, copper, gray and black.  The lava-rich</B></div> <div> <B>soil is used by locals to balance with the lack of rain to grow</B></div> <div> <B>garden vegetables and maintain healthy vineyards. Their pristine</B></div> <div> <B>beaches are popular with many European visitors (although we found</B></div> <div> <B>the water in November is a little to cold for our liking).  The centerpiece</B></div> <div> <B>of the island is Timanfaya National Park which provides an extensive</B></div> <div> <B>look at the "mountains of fire" and offers a tourist favorite,</B></div> <div> <B>camel rides around the entrance of the Park.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Photos from Lanzarote</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="511" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 185 ><NOBR><div>   <IMG SRC="14f00b20.jpg" border=0 width="256" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="156a3b00.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 101 WIDTH="277"><div> <B>Los Fariones is one of many beach front resorts that cater to the European group tours.  Vacationers spend most of the days around the pool or on the beaches, which leaves the island's more interesting sites free of tourist crowds. </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="211"><div> <B>Typical landscape for this island which consisted mostly of volcanoes, palm trees, cactus and vegetable gardens.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="510" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 139 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1580e840.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="15ac87f0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 118 WIDTH="265"><div> <B>View of beaches along Puerto del Carmen where we stayed on this island.  There were a few brave soles out in the water.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="222"><div> <B>Jardin de los Cactus in Guatiza houses more than 1,400 species artfully displayed in a volcanic crater. The gardens are designed by the island's own Cesar Manrique who masterfully turned nature into works of art.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="522" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 164 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="15cfa950.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="149" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="160fa9d0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="157" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 85 WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Doubling up on a dromedary outside the entrance to Parque Nacional de Timanfaya.  It is a seesaw of a ride and just watch out for the camel in front of you - there's no holding back.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="259"><div> <B>Would you believe that this is a sunrise taken from our balcony - of course, it was 5 am.  We saw the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets on this island.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <div> <B>Taking the</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>"Good"</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B> </B></FONT><B>with the</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B> "Bad"</B></FONT><B>:</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > <I><B>During our travels to these</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>islands, we recorded each island's good and bad points.  Of course,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>these are </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I><B>our</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><I><B>observations and opinions to share with you as a quick</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>overview of the island.</B></I></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="500" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="241"><div> <B><U>The "Good"</U></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="236"><div> <B><U>The "Bad"</U></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 68 WIDTH="241"><div> <B>The efforts of local Cesar Manrique - "Wow!" - what beautifully designed natural landmarks</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="236"><div> <B>Toilets with no water tank - where's the natural preservation where it comes to toilets that run for minutes to no end</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 68 WIDTH="241"><div> <B>The resort was conveniently located to the beach and the main promenade of town - and daily tours to any site on the island (or others)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="236"><div> <B>Beating out the early risers in claiming a claise lounge by the pool with the hotel's $2.00 deposit beach towel</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 68 WIDTH="241"><div> <B>Cleanliness of the island - even the buildings are painted in clean white with either blue trim for coastal locations or green for interior</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="236"><div> <B>Shopkeepers seemed more interested in stalking customers than helping them</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 85 WIDTH="241"><div> <B>Typical Canarian dishes found "off-the-tourist-circuit" and at Municipalities de Camsepito is superb esp. limpets, octopus, and guelds (fried minnows)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="236"><div> <B>The island's stray cat population likely out- numbers the shopkeepers who feed them at closing time</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A SPECIAL THANKS: </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333366" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B> We were very fortunate to have</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Cliff Pulford and Luis Lopez of Viajes Intersol to show us</B></div> <div> <B>around this fabulous island.  If you plan to visit Lanzarote,</B></div> <div> <B>you can contact Cliff Pulford, Manager of Viajes Intersol</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333366" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>via e-mail at</B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="mailto:lanzarote@intersol.es" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lanzarote@intersol.es"><U><B>lanzarote@intersol.es</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="372" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 130 WIDTH="364"><div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fuerteventura"><U><B><IMG SRC="6d45f180.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>          </B><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travel Adventures"><U><B><IMG SRC="6db5d350.gif" border=0 width="93" height="53" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>