Day 4: May 31

Tourists are offered a bus ride. Entry to the park is paid. We had to wait a little while for a parking spot to become available (this park is the most visited attraction on Lanzarote; I read that in high season you can wait about an hour for a parking space, but we were luckier and waited no more than 10 minutes)

We were practically the last to hop onto the huge tour bus. That’s how the excursion through the park began. For about 40 minutes, we were driven nonstop around the park on the bus. All the photos were taken from the bus. Of course, it was very beautiful all around.

But honestly, taking in reality from a bus is not for me. I wouldn’t say this excursion disappointed me, no… But it didn’t really impress me either. Our independent adventures with Volchiy among the volcanoes were far more impressive (though they were inferior in the beauty of the landscape).

After the park, we decided to go for lunch at a restaurant that the owner of the little house where we were staying had told us about. But the restaurant was closed (the restaurant had gone on vacation for a week :)

So we went to the store, bought all sorts of things for a picnic, and drove to the beach in Caleta de Famara. They say that Caleta de Famara has the best beach in Lanzarote for those who want to surf. We just wanted to swim :)

It was cloudy, but we swam with pleasure. After swimming, a picnic on the beach.

Satisfied and well fed, we thought it was the perfect time to visit the little wineries, of which there are many here. Just drive along the road and vineyards stretch out on both sides, while wineries pop up one after another. They all offer tours with tastings, for 9 euros per person. But we decided that we were already knowledgeable enough about winemaking and would rather just buy a bottle of wine.

So we did at the most popular winery here in Lanzarote, La Geria. The islanders are most proud of their white wine, which is made here from Malvasia grapes. That’s the one we bought.

Jumping ahead, I’ll say that we drank the wine not that same day, but I think the next one.
The wine turned out to be good, but as for the price-to-taste ratio, I’d say the price was too high. We bought several white wines in Lanzarote (for some reason, on Lanzarote we wanted white wine specifically, although usually we only drink red :) - and they were about twice as cheap and seemed tastier and more aromatic to me.

I think the reason wine is so expensive in Lanzarote is that growing and harvesting grapes here is much more difficult than under normal conditions.

After “visiting” the wineries (we stopped by 3 of the most famous ones), we decided it was time to go for a swim again. This time we chose Playa Quemada beach. At first I didn’t like it very much there, but it was very hot and I really wanted to swim. So we kept walking and walking. And when we reached the other end of the beach, it turned out to be really lovely there. Too bad there are no photos of the beach itself, only of the place where it wasn’t so nice…