Saturday marked our departure from our La Oliva home, so we spent the better part of the morning getting packed and completing the tasks on the list for checking out. Breakfast today was from a well-rated bakery called La Paneteca in Lajares. The ham and cheese croissants were excellent but the ham focaccia and omelet were underwhelming.
The bread at the bakery was too impressive not to photograph and post.
Eilidh holds a flower she found in the expansive yard of our La Oliva home.
While I was in Lajares, I noticed vendors setting up for a community market, presumably to be held later in the morning. We decided to return to the town to peruse the displays and pick up a few handmade souvenirs. The kids spotted an adjacent park, so we spent a few minutes watching them play before we returned to our favorite pizza and pasta place Kamala Kafe for a final meal.
One place we purchased souvenirs featured artwork made from hand-painted rocks from local beaches.
Emmie was excited to buy a present for her 1st grade teacher.
Eilidh slept for a few moments at the market but regained energy when she saw the nearby playground.
Eilidh took her try at making bubbles, one of several kid-friendly activities at the market.
The girls were excited about their meals at Kamala Kafe!
I enjoyed the messages on the restaurant chalkboard.
Eilidh ate parmesan cheese by the spoonful at the restaurant.
We had a short drive to Corralejo, where we had tickets for the 3:00 ferry to the island of Lanzarote, where we were spending the next four nights. The drive was less than 20 minutes, but we spent close to 40 minutes in the car as we waited for the ferry to be ready for boarding. The ride was short, and bumpy at times, and we split time between the indoor and outdoor seating areas.
Noah and Emmie posed by our car once it was loaded onto the ferry.
We had another 45 minutes of driving to our Lanzarote home in Urbanización Famara. The drive through Lanzarote was more scenic than Fuerteventura, and the kids were impressed with the volcanoes and craters we saw along the way.
Our Lanzarote home was smaller than the last but compromises in size were offset by the spectacular patio and ocean views. After unloading and assigning rooms to the kids, we made the 20-minute walk to the ocean and enjoyed the beach as the sun was setting.
The older kids both tried out the hammock on the patio.
While Amanda helped the kids get ready for bed, I drove to the adjacent town of Famara to buy takeaway hamburgers and fries. We ate our slightly-above-average meal on the picturesque outdoor table before winding the kids down for bed. Eilidh wasn’t super happy about bedtime, but the older kids were asleep pretty quickly.
Eilidh was more excited about green beans than the hamburgers I was bringing back.
We enjoyed the opportunity to hang out on the patio on the warm Saturday night and play Ticket to Ride online with our friend Ashley in the states. After some blogging and conversation, we decided to call it a night and get some sleep.
Looks like you’re having a great time!❤️
I especially love seeing all the pictures and smiling faces. ????