Start of Day 8
Well I wanted to give my lamp post shot one more go, the wind was still blowing but in the end I got this shot of it in landscape which I think I now prefer.
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so after about a hundred shots of it I was going to leave it alone
On the peninsular I could see a couple of anglers fishing
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but walking around there they only seem to be using hand lines
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Walking back to the apartments I took a picture of the signage of the Pueblo Marinero as it would probably be the last holiday we would see it there
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It was another day by the pool and tomorrow I was going to walk up the volcano for photographs
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evening came and another sunset, PS this is not the silhouette of me after all those burgers
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tonight we are eating in El Horno's
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we got the last seats again which was a similar situation to last year when we found them almost full on our first visit to them.
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I ordered the lamb with mint sauce
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the lamb was really tender but I realised halfway through I was eating sucking pig with mint sauce lol.
The crackling should have given it away but who got my lamb with apple sauce lol
Mrs Db had steak with peppercorn sauce
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End of Day 8
Start of Day 9
Now last time, I was a bit too near the watchtower for getting the sun between the stairs, so this time I moved back a bit for the shot
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I don't mind taking darker pictures as I have learnt you can improve on those in software but over exposed ones well one might as well throw them away as there is no detail in the white parts of an image
This for me is probably one of my favourite photographs, as I have the person on the left obeying the 'thirds rule' in photography and not standing in the middle of the picture.
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anyway, after breakfast I caught the no 30 bus to Paradise Island hotel the cost is a flat 1.45€ fare
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and a short walk to the base of the volcano
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stupidly, at this point I realised I had no water with me but it was not too hot and a runner had just passed me going up without any water.
However, it would not be a good idea in the summer months.
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I had both cameras with me and even a tripod and perhaps could have coped with the wind but was so disappointed to see the dust or haze around. This I guess, was mainly due to no rain for several weeks and any wind about is going to move dust around
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and with these conditions I could not even be bothered to set up my tripod
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I can take out some of the haze in software but these are as shot on the day
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This was a sweep from the back of PB to the coast
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I am generally pleased with my new camera but I only have the one lens 18-300m
The Natura Palace below
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which allows me to take most things within reason
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The Rubicon Palace
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Inside the volcano's crater, since I was there last, people have made the pathway continue right across from one side to the other
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but for me going down the original side looked far safer.
Here a couple walking across gives and idea of size
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So back for the outside views
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The haze is not so bad on the Faro Park side with the sun in the best place
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Faro Park shops
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The abandoned hotel
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a couple walking down the original pathway to the crater of the volcano
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The marina in a bit of a haze
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One of the recently refurbished hotels with the dome
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so it was a walk down to the Natural Palace bus stop
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and allowing time for the walk to coincide with getting the bus back into town
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So back at the apartments, there was a game of skittles and I don't know what happened but I have never won anything there in 6 years.
I found I had a pair of eyes that were hitting everything and won the game perhaps it was lucky volcano dusk
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then a baguette with Mrs Db
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and an afternoon around the pool
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ending up with a round of killer darts where the lucky dust had blown away lol
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Then a sunset, such a busy day lol
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Christmas lights are on in town
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and tonight we are eating in Cervantes again
clearer menus for you to see
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somebody else's flambe
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Mrs Db's steak diane
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my mixed meats
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and we passed the Jungle bar on the way back.
I understand Cat Stevens is appearing on next, I see one of his fans is watching in the front lol
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End of Day 9
Start of Day 10
Just a normal sunrise today
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so turned my attention to the peninsular for some photographs
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Then down to the marina
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I had a tripod with me today
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I have so many nice pictures of this bridge
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After breakfast it was around the pool until a game of bowls was organised.
We were split into teams and I don't know what was going wrong with my normal coordination again but everything was spot on and I got the winning shot and as said before, I have never won any of these games.
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Lunchtime was a burger from the bar, sorry forgot I had already started it lol
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After lunch there was noise of a helicopter buzzing around the back and they can make interesting pictures. However, my main camera was locked away but I had my compact one to hand. Normally helicopters are around for a maximum of five minutes and across and behind the marina it was eight minutes walk. So I felt I had to speed up a bit.
When I got there it was a massive sea search helicopter
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Although my compact camera takes good pictures you can see a blob in the sky shots ( bottom left of the helicopter wheel) as my sensor has managed to get dust on it. As the lens can not be detached it can't be cleaned and the only way of removing any marks is in software, so hence a new camera which can be cleaned
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Anyway, this was indeed a serious search going on
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and IMO not a practise
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Joining it was the museum boat which searched along the bay
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The helicopter was covering the area for over an hour before I assume running out of fuel
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a dive boat was heading that way but I don't think it was involved with the search
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As the helicopter went into the distance a rescue boat came into the bay to continue the search
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nothing had been located when I left and I don't know what the outcome was but certainly a big warning to be careful in the sea.
Then back for a further game of bowls but not so lucky this time
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so now on to the sunset
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After sun down I usually wait around in case the sky goes red but it was just grey when I left.
I then had to get some water and milk for cereals. My compact camera is normally attached to my wrist but this time I did not bother to take it. Just as I was arriving at the supermarket the sky was starting to go red
Never mind, I can grab the groceries and get back quick. I picked up the milk and raced into the supermarket aisle for water, a number of people in that aisle were buying booze. So picking up the water I raced down the middle aisle only to find one chap had beat me to the till with a basket full of drink which took an age.
So to cut the story short, I got back as quick as I could and got this shot just before it faded. The only night the sky went red
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Tonight we are eating in the Camel again
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the ferry comes in
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I had a beef burrito with 7 sauces lol
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Mrs Db had the mixed skewer
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On the way back we noticed the Tipico Canario was open
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a nice evening
End of Day 10
Start of Day 11
A tinge of yesterday's red sky remaining this morning
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but it soon disappeared with too much heavy cloud for a sunrise
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another day around the pool
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and on the promenade again for the sunset
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Tonight we are eating in Blue Notes
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I had the duck
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Mrs Db had the Chicken Supreme
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End of Day 11
Too much cloud for a sunrise today so did not even attempt to go
Oh dear it has started to rain
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so we left the decision of what we were going to do until later, I think 'Die hard four' was on the TV to pass the time.
by which time it had started to clear up
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so we decided to do another walk into town and passed the ship's anchor
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Oh one of those padlocks has been fixed on it already and it is suppose to be a memorial
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not a very respectable place to put it even if you like this graffiti
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The town beach looks a bit better this morning
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Lunchtime we went to the Jungle Bar again
love the bacon roll
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on the way back passing the Hesparia we spotted an Egret
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it was extremely tame and allowed me to photograph it only 6 feet away, apparently they will happily sit on Rhino backs in Africa.
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Evening came and no sunset and it had started to rain heavily at 6:30pm
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and it did not stop until 9:30pm
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after showering, we decided to make a break for it to Lani's in the marina as the nearest restaurant. Unfortunately many people were doing the same thing and we were all queuing inside for a table to become vacant. However, we did not have to wait too long as some early eaters were just finishing meals.
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we both had the sirloin steak that we had on the first night when we were able to sit outside, however, that was never going to happen again lol
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as we left it had just stopped raining and we got back without a soaking.
End of Day 12
Start of Day 13
Not much of a sunrise today
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Walking back I spotted a rainbow
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Fuerteventura seem to be getting some rain
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but having got back to the apartment we then got a shower
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then it dried out
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then more rain which makes it difficult in deciding what to do.
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anyway, we could not stay in all day so we headed to the Jungle Bar
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and we made sure we were undercover
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and I thought I would try one of their double burgers for 4€s it was massive and I was expecting there to be a bigger price on the bill but is was genuine
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we walked back past the Dorada beach where I had not seen a green flag out this holiday
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to my surprise the Egret was still there near the Hesparia
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it would have to watch out for cats in this area looking for a dinner.
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No sunset today and we have decided to eat back at the Volcan de Timanfaya
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I had the lamb chops
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Mrs Db had a mixed kebab
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and another nice evening
End of Day 13
Start of Day 14
Sunrises are getting rarer to photograph now
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the watch tower door had blown open during the night and I nearly got blown off the stairs trying to photograph the inside. My effort ended up with a photograph which was too blurred
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It was market day
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As we have heard the Pueblo was closing, I popped up to the White Suites and got some info from reception and had a walk around
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The hotel does B/B but we need to find a tour operator, at the moment, it is either independent booking or Thomas Cook or Jet2
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so walking back down the alley with more of the Yaiza's hedges
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The Dorada beach flag is yellow
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This year on holiday there has been a lot more wind
and the sunset
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and some windsurfers were out
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This evening for our last meal we are eating in Casale Franco's
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I had my favourite Pizza
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and Mrs Db had pork in Marsala and mushroom sauce
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always lovely meals
End of Day 14
Start of Day 15
Going home
It was a coach pickup for us at 8:05am, just enough time to make our breakfast
No delays and on the plane
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took off on time
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However, by the time the hostesses got to us there was no hot food left
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so a hungry flight home
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and farewell to Lanzarote for another year
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hope you enjoyed my little quest to get some good photographs whilst on holiday and hopefully I can use some in our little competitions
End of Holiday