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Make sure to go for low cost holidays to Lanzarote so that you can have a relaxing getaway in this island without spending
much money. Here, you and your loved ones are almost guaranteed to have a
great time. The breathtaking scenery and beautiful places that you will see
here will definitely make you feel relaxed. There are plenty of fun and
exciting activities that you can do here that will surely make for a
complete and worthwhile vacation. (advertisement)
Island of Fire
Lanzarote is the wildest of the Canary Islands. Born
through Volcano activity, and shaped by fire. In the heart of the island
the famous "Montaņas de Fuego" (Fire Mountains)-National Park is
a dramatic witness to past devastations, when the lava ended numerous lifes
under it's deadly heat during the last centuries.
Today we witness incredible beauty, the colours of
the earth black, brown and red. And we find excellent conditions for
surfing and windsurfing. Steffi Wahl and her boyfriend have visited this
black beauty.
by
Steffi Wahl
Winter in Kiel, Germany, itīs cold, rainy and miserable with two
degrees water temperature and I need a lot of ravenous hunger to go
windsurfing at the Baltic Sea. I want some sunlight and warm water in
January to get enough energy for the last exams before the holidays in
March and 2 days later I got a ticket to Lanzarote, Canary Islands for 120
for one week together with my boyfriend.
Itīs the first time that we travel to Lanzarote, we only heard some
rumors that itīs better for surfing than for windsurfing. Anyway, I never
travel without my waveboards!
Arriving at Lanzarote we get a great impression of the friendly people
and the really unreal effect of the island, with itīs jagged volcanic
stones. Our rental car, a green Opel Corsa , is going to be our home for
seven days and we start to discover the island.
On the first day, there is no wind at all and we move to the
northwest of the island to catch some swell for surfing. In Famara we find
a nice reefbreak with a lot of really good locals on this clean, long wave.
We watch some great surfing action and drive along the westcoast to La
Santa.
Long waves turning around a neck of land and a great sunset with a
colourful sky welcome us. Itīs just incredible to wear shorts in january
that I almost forget the snowy and cold Germany. Rasmus, our
windsymbol, has mercy with us on the next two days of our short trip to
Lanzarote. A moderate northeast trade wind blows and we are the only
windsurfers for two hours at a spot called Jameos del Agua. For tourists
itīs a great attraction because of some caves in the volcano, but we are
fascinated by 2-3 m waves on the atlantic ocean.
Jameos del Agua is incredible for windsurfing, especially
waveriding. Clean, long waves invite us to go rippinī the whole day. In the
afternoon some locals join our waveriding and they tell us that there was
no wind at all during the past five weeks. We are so happy and lucky to get
wind and sun in only one week! Check out Lanzarote for
windsurfing and surfing. Itīs fantastic!
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