Lanzarote – Quick Look Inland

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Puerto Calera and Lanzarote are looking better all the time. I turns out one can rent a car for a weekly rate of about 120 euros, insurance included, which makes it convenient to explore as time permits (they even bring the car to you). Yesterday we did a bit of reconnoitering for photo opportunities. The light was not conducive to anything wonderful, but we now have a  handle on some local options for late in the day, once the clouds disperse. A few samples follow.

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This used ti be a verdant, highly productive landscape. Then in the early 18th century Mother Nature decide she was bored and changed things with seven years of volcanic joy.

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But even in the lava beds you find plants growing.

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And the local fleet of goats can survive with the ground cover.

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Lanzarote is known for its goat cheese, which we are now sampling on a regular basis, and can endorse.

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The most interesting visual yesterday was this salt production facility.

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A dry climate,  plenty of sunshine, and two meter plus tidal range make this a productive endeavor.

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There are also some wonderful patterns to observe.

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And a few creatures as well.

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Interspersed in the lava beds are the occasional cactus.

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Which can take a bit of effort to reach.

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We are willing to bet that within the next thousand years Lanzarote will once again be a good location for farming.

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Right now it is a little on the stark side.

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Stay tuned – the sun is shining (and we are getting caught up on work)…


Posted by Steve Dashew  (October 13, 2010)



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