This was an official day off and a car full of people who hadn't been to Lanzarote before decided to go over for the day on the car ferry.
Our car, plus one, went back up to the north of the island to explore. First off we stopped in La Oliva to see what else was there and found the Casa de los Coroneles - the original 'governor's residence. This has fallen into poor repair over the years but now the main house has been restored although the outbuildings are still in disrepair - hopefully there are plans for those too. There's no admission charge, something that rankles with some of the local people who feel that if tourists paid a small fee more work could be done for the benefit of La Oliva.
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| Casa de los Coroneles, La Oliva |
The house itself is a lovely example of Spanish colonial architecture and when we visited we saw an art exhibition and one of photography as well as a set of exhibits themed around La Olivan life in past years.
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| Photo exhibition gallery |
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| Patio |
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| Morro Tabaiba |
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| Trousers of ascending shortness |
Thinking about lunch we headed over to the coast at El Cotillo where we enjoyed prawns with garlic and a crema catalan before going for a walk to see the castle.
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| A molino in Lajares |
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| El Cotillo from the castle |
And not a halloween ghoul or ghost in sight!
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