Saying goodbye to the Mediterranean and leaving the 'rock' behind us, we motor west through the straits of Gibraltar. This can be a challenge with the currents against you, mini whirlpools stirring up the water, and dodging huge tankers in the shipping lanes. At times we were doing 2 knots, and can understand why it takes some small yachts days to sail out of the Med.
The second day out was gorgeous and calm, there was plenty of time for a lunchtime salad and a glass of wine! Maybe I should be on a motorboat. 
The waves on this day were huge!
And so here we are in The Canary Islands, home of the retired volcanos.
How come the horizon looks as flat as a pancake, when we were hanging on with gusts of 40 knots, and surfing down some waves at 12 knots!
Fine during the day, but hurtling into the darkness at night can sometimes be a little scarey!
And so here we are in The Canary Islands, home of the retired volcanos. Looking around us, it is like a moonscape skyline and not hard to imagine these things erupting at any moment.
Here we are on the beach of Isla Graciosa. Each evening everyone gathers to chat, listen to some guitar playing, have a game of boule and last, but not least, enjoy a glass of wine or three!
Here we are on the beach of Isla Graciosa. Each evening everyone gathers to chat, listen to some guitar playing, have a game of boule and last, but not least, enjoy a glass of wine or three!Apparently there were 45 boats in the bay a week ago and the beach was heaving, last night there were about a dozen, so it was a more select gathering.
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