The island: colourful in a different way
You can look at this island in pictures. Being there is something else entirely. I had never been to a volcano before. And this whole island is one single volcano.
In pictures it looks rugged and wild. Actually it's beautiful. The light is special, the stones and layers of rock glow in every colour. When it does rain, the island turns green within a few hours. Gentle hills, big volcanoes, steep cliffs. Beaches in white, in black, in red. No forests like the ones we know from Europe. Lanzarote is simply colourful in a different way.
Then there are the traditional houses with the green shutters that César Manrique is known for. And roundabouts with sculptures and art on almost every one. The island is somehow similar and yet so varied.
The spots
The flying sites are just the same. There are sheltered areas for days when it's really blasting and you want to train in less wind. There are areas where the wind really comes through. Edges where the wing lies quietly at first, and when you inflate it, you suddenly feel the lift band. Areas where you're standing in the wind from the very start.
You can fly in craters, at steep cliffs directly above the water or over land. There are places where you groundhandle from the ground into the slope and can fly for kilometres if you've mastered it. It's so varied. And so awesome.
The evening flights
Our beloved evening flights: fly across from Las Nieves or the Pechos and then down to Famara Beach. You land in the sand, in a beautiful evening atmosphere. Behind you the huge Risco, glowing red in the evening sun.
New every time
No matter when you're on this island in winter, it's always something special. From the ground and from the air, you have beautiful views everywhere. Even after seven trips I'm still discovering new things: beaches, mysterious caves, the salt pans where salt is harvested. Or the Mirador del Río with its view. By the way, you can fly all the way there, too.
