The artist César Manrique has done great work on the island of Lanzarote. Everywhere there is to his art. Many rotors are enriched with his sculptures. Since it is much stehtig on this island, a wind blows, Manrique designed the various wind chimes and wind turbines. fascinating ...

We visited the Fundación César Manrique. He built his house upon and in a lava flow. The gas cavities which have formed in the lava, he integrated into his living quarters. Today this house is a museum to recommend.

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The nature reserve is an impressive Timanfaya volcanic landscape.
The light, the colors, bizarre rock formations, wonderful impressions!

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The days fly by quickly and we make our Whisper again clear sailing. In a leisurely cruise we sail to Arrecife, the capital of Lanzarote. There we expect the visit of Livia and Mathias. Together we want to know Lanzarote and have to sail our ship into a safe harbor only. In the Marina Rubicon, they can be left alone without worry. We rent a car and make us three days to explore.
We visit the cactus garden:

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The days fly by quickly and we make our Whisper again clear sailing. In a leisurely cruise we sail to Arrecife, the capital of Lanzarote. There we expect the visit of Livia and Mathias.

This small island north of Lanzarote is a secret. In the port of Caleta del Sebo has two floating docks for yachts, water supply is available (electricity does not work) costs about 9 € / day. We enjoy the quiet little village where there was a fish shop, a bakery, a hardware store, post office, bank and several bars and restaurants. On the island there are only dirt tracks, so it has only a few jeeps, flying the few tourists around, or used for personal use. For our folding bikes, these slopes are anything but beneficial. We rent mountain bikes for a day and ride around the island. The sun and the nature is just wonderful!

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The time in Morocco is over and it says goodbye! Farewell to Morocco, from loved ones and friends sailing! (Fortunately, we meet often again, the sailing community is not so great and will meet up again on the same routes.)
On 29 March comes Hans Peter's brother to beat us. Together we want to sail the route to the Canaries. The weather forecasts are predicting strong winds and we have some time to beat the two cities of Rabat and Salé show. On 2 April to let the waves there that we can go out to the port of Rabat.
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