My name is Marion Vermazen. I am a traveler, hiker, reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, YouTuber, Spanish and French language student, knitter, weaver and genealogist.
This morning after breakfast at our hotel we went out for a drive. We headed towards the southern tip of Fuerteventura. We stopped in the town of Morro Jable and walked along the coast path.
Along the coast in Morro JableThe lighthouseThe sperm whale skeleton
We stopped at several viewpoints along the coast. Eventually the road became dirt. All of Fuerteventura that we have seen has been extremely arid.
At an overlookWe saw this guy as we drove down the coast and again as we came back
Eventually we drove up over the crest to the west side of the island. The house in the picture below is Winter House. It was built by a German engineer Adolf Winter in the mid 1900’s. You can’t go inside. Winter House is where we turned around and headed back to the hotel.
Winter HouseWalking around Winter HouseThe western coast of Fuerteventura
On the way back we stopped at a grocery store and then had a picnic in our room.
Lunch
Meals at the Melia are served buffet style. Staying here has been perfect for getting over jet lag.
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Saturday 3 February 2024.
Duke and I are at the start of another adventure. Tonight we are sitting on the balcony of our room in our hotel overlooking the Atlantic. We are on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. It was a long trip to get here but we made it!
At our hotel on Fuerteventura
We left Reno Wednesday and drove to Walnut Creek. Thursday Allison and the kids drove us to BART where we caught a train to San Francisco airport.
At the BART station
Our flight from San Francisco to Paris was on French Bee Airlines, an airline that is new to us. We were a bit late leaving the gate and then sat waiting while 10 or more planes landed before finally we took off. Apparently there was only one runway open because of maintenance work.
Champagne to start our trip
We arrived at Orly airport and walked across the street to our hotel. We were each pretty tired after the red eye flight so we went to bed at 7pm and were immediately asleep.
Walking to our hotel at Orly airport
Since our plane to Fuerteventura was at 6:30 the next morning it didn’t really matter that we woke up about 3am. We walked back to the airport, had croissants and coffee, then caught our flight to the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.
Leaving our hotelCroissants and coffeeFuerteventura
We rented a car and drove to the other end of the island where we are staying at a beautiful Meliā resort. After naps we went out exploring and checked out the pools and the beach.
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