{"id":3382,"date":"2024-02-18T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/?page_id=3382"},"modified":"2024-03-17T17:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T17:40:58","slug":"lanzarote-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/canary-islands\/lanzarote-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanzarote – 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00d3rzola to Har\u00eda – 19th February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end I had to taxi to the start, no real reason other than laziness and eagerness to get going.
It was a lovely day, 20 to 24 degrees with sunshine. The early climbs did for me a bit but that is to be expected I suppose.
I’m sitting at dinner laughing, an old git smelling of DeepHeat (that’s Voltarol, to you yout) and at the waitress getting a whiff each time she passes. It’s just like that pensioners hotel I used to go to for lunch in Bangor, though that was leavened with huge wafts of piss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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The start of the GR131 at \u00d3rzola opposite the Ferry Port.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u00d3rzola harbour. Things are blissfully quiet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The flamenco twins guard… not very much.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some lowish volcanoes to begin with. There is no green at all on any of the hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ah, but the cats need sheltering even so. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The ‘fields,’ just volcanic ash. Which is quite fertile. The blackness doesn’t come out on the picture very well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some vines have their own little boxes to keep out the chavs. Know how you feel love! Could have done with some walls on the flight over.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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See, fecund. I’m up that zigzag dark line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just about to disappear behind the hill. \u00d3rzola down below. And maybe my last sight of the sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cardboard cut-outs. A woman in a hat and a caricature of a dog and a load of sticks. Hmmm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looks like this volcano lost its bap at some point. I hope that place on the last day isn’t as steep as that. Tiny little terraces are made by brushing aside the volcanic loam – not too far – it’s too hot for that. To leave behind small plots for your vines etc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This guy has gone to the extreme, all his bays are marching away like a regiment of soldiers. That’s black volcanic ash they are sitting on, not tarmac. And the blessed sea. I yearn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Need a rest. The farmer’s on his way to move some more stones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He had two dogs and one of the mutts decided that I needed some company. Bloody thing just walks out into traffic. Everyone thinks it’s mine and shouts abuse at me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He’s going to get splashed. I’m turning off down that track, so hope he survives until then.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Safe from the traffic once more. These are a nice pair. Pancho Dogo has taken off. Hope he gets home OK.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Up the side of this one. You can see that eons worth of the black ash is lying under the surface.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just starting to peek out in the valley to the left is M\u00e1guez, last but one village before the end. No sign of any caf\u00e9 con liete anywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Consumed by the waters – poor man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leaving M\u00e1guez. Note the huge landslides on the slopes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Har\u00eda, and just as I turned the corner onto the main drag, the bus came along, so good timing. The first climb tomorrow is up past that military base and is the start of a much longer day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christ! this DeepHeat is strong. As if I didn’t have enough trouble attracting female company. It’s no good. It will have to be showered off before bed.
Although today was hard, it is only to be expected. It takes a while for my aching carcass to start remembering what it is for. So, bring on the next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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