Lanzarote Relocation

A couple of weeks have passed since I have been out on one of my walks. But on Sunday five of us went to do a recce before a walk with the larger group. Myself, John, Trish and the two Davids headed off to Haria on a slightly chilly (in Lanzarote standards anyway) weather.We started off in the centre of Haria, parked opposite the Ayuntamiento. With the building on our left, we headed up the street and turned left at the Art shop.

From there we headed into the hills where a dried out stream soon appeared. We followed the stream as far as we could, and then a path became useable. The greenery was very abundant here – and we managed to grab some fennel, growing fresh in huge bushes (and very nice it was on our roast chicken later on that day, and on my salad today).

The path is quite rugged, and very stony underfoot… but with solid trainers I was fine. After you come across the sign for the bosquecillo (translates to little wood), the walk became a little heavier. It was quite steep, as we zig-zagged up the hill, but the views at every point were wonderful. We are going to walk this path again next spring… in the hope that the stream will be in full flow.

Once you reach the top of the hill you find yourself in farmland, with all manner of goodies growing. There is also the Mirador bosquecillo, which is a picnic and barbecue area that enjoys views over to Famara and across to La Graciosa. I have to say that the weather wasn’t the warmest yesterday… and so I was shivering! Yes I know… I’m a wuss… It was probably about 16 or 17 degrees up there – but hey ho!

Also at the top of the hill, there were a number of locals collecting snails from the sides of the plants. The whole family seemed involved, including the kiddies. We are led to believe that the snails are known as “caracolillos” and are cooked up as a delicacy. I’d love to give them a go myself! You can see them in photo number 23 below.

We came back down the hill via a different path, that crosses the road several times. Just around the curve of the road was a cheese making building, full of goats and sheep. But we loved the donkey – and there are a couple of photos of him in the slideshow below. From this side we could see down towards Arrieta, and also the route that the Lanzarote Car rally takes twice a year (can’t wait for that!).

The whole walk took us about two and a half hours. I would not recommend this for people who struggle with ascents, or who are not sure on their feet – but for the group yesterday it was just fine.

No map this time I’m afraid – I can only do just a really vague one at the moment – so please do consult a proper walking book before attempting the walk. Next Sunday I’m doing a slightlñy different Haria walk – so when I do the writeup for it, I shall do a map for that one instead.

Enjoy the pics! A number of them are mine, and the rest are from John Brindley, who very kindly emailed his over for my use. You can certainly tell the difference between his camera and my mobile phone!

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