Canary Islands: June 2022: Day 3: Lanzarote

Index
Day 1 - Inaugural
Day 2 - Arrival
Day 3 - Lanzarote
Day 4 - Island hopping
Day 5 - Island hopping
Day 6 - Tenerife
Day 7 - Return

Canary Islands

June 2022: Day 3: Lanzarote

La Geria's wineries were all closed for a special event, this was as close as I could get.

Grapes aren't quite ripe.

Looking west.

Grapevines hiding from the wind.

One rocky semicircle per grapevine.

The menu at Mr. Panda.

Felt like every restaurant had the same menu.

Mushrooms with garlic. Way too salty.

Duck was overcooked.

The spread.

Salt and pepper prawns with no shells, wtf?

Even a block or two inland was all tourists.

WIne here is so cheap.

Ruffles Sabor a Jamon??

Fresh churros. Legit.

Lobby of H10 Rubicon Palace is... dramatic.

Different angle.

The pool.

Clouds and closed roads meant today was unexpectedly low-key. The grapevines of La Geria nest low to the ground, dug into shallow pits surrounded by crescents of volcanic rock to shelter against the fierce winds. Unfortunately for me, today was mostly overcast, with a double whammy of some sort of private event that closed off the entire region.

Managed to get close-ups of some grapevines just before the roadblocks before I gave up and headed back to the coast. Went to one of the four "Asian" restaurants instead of more common Spanish or slightly less common Italian restaurants, naturally ended up with a disappointing meal. But for a tourist trap, really, disappointment was to be expected? Salvaged a bit of the night with solid churros for dessert and a stop by the local grocery store to appreciate how dirt cheap wine is here (and found Ruffles Sabora a Jamon chips!).