These are the views from the tip of the Cofete Natural Park
Welcome to that "I'm staying here" feeling. Welcome to Fuerteventura.
It seems incredible, but we wonder how an island that, from the plane, seems to be made only of sand and waves, can hide and bring us so much. especially if you are lover of the sea and sports related to surfing.
From the hand of a lover windsurfing , we realize that this island hides much more what people expect.
The curious thing about Fuerteventura is its mixture of nationalities, of landscapes , of that "I don't know" that makes everyone answer "quality of life" when we question it. Tell me where you're from and I'll tell you how you live ... No?
An athlete practices kitesurfing
Soundtrack could be playing Eagle Eye Cherry , specifically 'Save tonight', something calmer to lie down and look at the sea like 'Wonderwall' by ** Oasis ,** getting into the sea with the first whistles of the song 'To my love' by Stereo Bomb or sit in a chill out with 'Think Twice' by Duane Stephenson.
The truth is that it is another lifestyle who anyone would like escape and live for at least a few days. The best? what can we do both in summer and in winter.
WHAT YOU CAN'T MISS ABOUT THE BLUE CITY OF THE WIND
1. The Rene Egli School on the Leeward Beach with the lagoon of it. His own name says so: strong, venture . That's why he's the paradise for lovers of wave water sports: windsurfing and kitesurfing. Why not take a few days to get started on something new? Even if it is to corroborate that it was not as easy as it actually seemed.
I have seen a 24-year-old boy look at the sea with the excited eyes of a 5-year-old boy, who was hallucinating with a wind of "35 40" gust knots. And I tell you, those eyes would convince you. It must be another effect of the attraction of the tide, which enthralls these crazy for the tables.
two. Surfing is reserved for La Pared and La ola de Majanicho, the "Hawaii of Fuerteventura", as they call it there . La Pared is also a more than recommended place to watch the sunset on the island.
Views of La Pared beach on a day of waves
3. Pay attention to the posters that it hides the town of El Cotillo , the northernmost on the west coast of the island , and gossip walking through the streets of a cozy coastal town.
It still smells of paint and in the background you can hear the rough sea breaking the waves, which skim the sidewalks and from time to time splash their peculiar white and blue or green houses.
Each of its streets hides a secret, including several photographs scattered around the city that highlight its surfing reality. His patron could not be other than the "Virgen del Buen Viaje".
One of the corners of the town of El Cotillo
Four. Entering through a black sand beach and following a path of stone stairs, we access The Caves of Ajuy. A magical place that highlights the nature of the sea in its pure and wild state.
Can enter and observe the sea from within, feeling that sensation of weakness, of how small we are in front of him. It is the perfect feeling that we should have once in a lifetime of respect for the sea.
Before going down the stairs to the caves of Ajuy
5. Discover the wildest side yet in Cofete. South of the south of the island, in the Jandía Natural Park, we have the perfect place to leave ourselves at the mercy of nature and feel it in its purest form.
Kilometer-long beaches with a landscape of rugged mountains, viewpoints, waves and turquoise blue water. In addition, on the way we can deviate to the fishing village and lighthouse of Jandía.
6. The danger of pirate cocktails. Beware, not suitable for corsairs or beginners! For a drink, it is clear that we cannot leave this place, where Pedro surprises you from time to time with a new mix. In the same venue, in Costa Calma, another 'must' to discover the atmosphere of the island party: Bside.
Views of the sea from inside one of the caves of Ajuy
7. We can't help but wonder who will live here when we get to the curious villages on the island that have only five little houses, such as Majanicho. I suppose that each one of us has our way of living and they will think the other way around, what do we do in cities where there are more than a million houses. I think their trick is to have the beach that they have less than a minute away and the peace that is breathed...
8. Those modern places and restaurants have also arrived in Fuerteventura, in which you enter and you could be perfectly in Tokyo or Barcelona, but I prefer those that demonstrate the know-how of the place and that conquer you even a little more. One of the favorites of everyone who lives on the island is the Canela Bar, the Rompeolas or the Mahoh Restaurant.
9. Near him we found **Gusty Bags,** a few young people who are dedicated to repairing kitesurf kites, and who have also launched their own brand of backpacks and other products made from the remains of those candles.
One of the corners of the small coastal town El Cotillo with its peculiar signs
10. Keep in mind that at any time and on several occasions you may come across the locals of this island: the goats, the squirrels, and the donkeys.
eleven. Many people also recommend spending a little time in one of the many goat cheese, cactus jam and aloe vera factories with which the island has.
12. Although small, like everything on this island it has its special magic, its historical capital: Betancuria.
One of the many squirrels that hide in the rocks of Costa Calma
I've always thought that everyone should live on an island for a while. Although many do not believe it, it is something that change the way you see things . This tranquility that sometimes we do without (I don't really know for what reason).
Just that feeling of drive and end up doubting if you are in the desert... but stop every two by three, because A cove, some waves, some surfers, a colored village catches your attention.
A professional from the René Egli school practices windsurfing on Sotavento beach
It is true that the wind sometimes complicates the simple gesture of stretch out the towel and lie down to enjoy the African sun.
But is that Fuerteventura, the "prison-island" that became reality in the liberation of Unamuno, must be lived. Their dunes and the kilometric beaches, the starry nights and the color of its waters . Its sports, its surfing, its sunsets. Fuerteventura, who is not going to love you.
And if this island knows us little, we can always take the ferry and get closer to barely 20 minutes, to the island of Lanzarote or Isla de Lobos.
Shore of Leeward Beach
And the doubt that arises for all of us who fell in love with the island: Spain, have you not yet realized that this paradise perhaps exists?
I guess a phrase they told me when I stepped on the island is repeated again: "Forget Acapulco", which what better than Fuerteventura always. In January, February, March or August. Out of season or in the middle of summer.
Ajuy's black sand beach