In Search of Sunshine
Most of 2025 had proved challenging. Daughter’s birthday trip at the start of the year had been marred by the need to return to UK for a spot of emergency ‘carenting’. It would be fair to say that the prospect of us being in a position to go on holiday was looking unlikely. However by the end of October all of us felt the need to recharge the batteries & so a short break to Lanzarote was booked. It was going to be the first package holiday we had been on in some considerable years. So there was just a little bit of anxiety connected to what this would be like. However it proved to be just the thing we needed. Parking at Birmingham Airport was easy & not too expensive. The carpark was virtually next door to where the plane was departing from so meant only a short walk to check in. The flight was early afternoon so we had coffee at the airport & grabbed some snacks for the plane. Transfer from the airport to the complex was easy enough. The all inclusive package meant that for the whole week no one needed to think about much other than what to have to eat. The plan was to do as little as possible really well & I think we succeeded. The blue sky immediately lifted the spirits & the resort encouraged you to take life easy. Although the type of Reynauds that I have means that my hands can still adversely react in warm weather they are easier to manage. However I still had to ensure that I had gloves handy & had to wear them especially in the shade or when the wind picked up.Montana Roja
Steven The Seagull
The video is a cartoon version of the video I took with my emotional support seagull. I thought I would take photos of places I visit where the seagull sort of phot bombs them. It was very windy on the day we visited Montana Roja so Steven went for a little fly around in the crater.View from the Edge
The view from the top was amazing & as it was a pretty clear day the view seemed to stretch for miles. By the time we were heading back down the number of visitors had significantly increased but so had the heat so I was glad we got there early.
Sunset Playa Blanca
