Off we went to the go-kart place by the airport. Aidan was old enough to have his own kart in the younger kids section. This was the track from toddlers to age 16...the really big kids get the track next to ours where the go-karts go up to 80 kph and they were flying! We were the only ones on the track and Aidan was ambivilent at first about going on his own but once he was out there he had a BLAST!! He loved trying to race with Josh and Liam who were in the other car.
Getting their helmets on
First lap
And here they come!
I wasn't supposed to take any pics because the go-kart place actually takes them - and I have to say, the ones they took (including this one) came out great...
And they took this one of Aidan too...
After the go-karting we took a coastal ride down to Puerto del Carmen, the first tourist area formed on Lanzarote. This was definitely different than Playa Blanca where we were staying. I thought we had a lot of tourists in our area, but this place took the price. Six kilometers of waterfront was filled with stores and restaurants. The boardwalk was nice but not nearly as nice as Playa Blanca. We had a quick lunch at an Italian restaurant (I use the term loosely) and an ice cream and we were off to ride the caballos...
The main road of Puerto del Carmen
One of the cottages by the water... very cute!
More of the main drag
The Golden Arches have made it to Lanzarote!!!
You can barely see them but there a bunch of hang gliders above this mountain
All Liam talked about all week from the moment we passed this place on our way to Playa Blanca from the airport was riding a horse. He wanted to ride a gray one and then a brown one. Pal, you get what you get and you don't get upset... We arrived at the Caballos y Camellos (camels) place only to hear a camel most definitely in some kind of distress. Not a great sign. It took us a bit to hunt down the people with the horses as the place seemed to be a bit desserted which was odd for mid day. We finally found someone who could help us and she guided Liam to his pony (we told him it was a horse, it HAD to be a horse, not a pony that he wanted to ride). Aidan decided he didn't want to ride despite the fact that he took lessons for 2 years - his reasoning was that he didn't think they would let him ride on his own and he didn't want anyone to hold on to him. And so he sat on the sidelines. Liam however, was ecstatic...
Liam on his pony
Can't beat the view as he rides
A look of pure joy on his face is worth it
The camels I was talking about earlier... not sure what was going on but they were lined up in a row and when we were going back to the car we saw that a crane was hauling them into this truck. Have no idea why they were doing this nor did we even venture to ask...
And that my friends, was our vacation on Lanzarote. It had it's ups and downs, beautiful weather, quality family time, amazing vistas and most of all, relaxation! While we were on Lanzarote we had the one year anniversary of our arrival in Spain... keep an eye out in the next few days for an update recapping our first year and what I hope will be some goals for 2011.
Happy New Year!!
Julie
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