We really like Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa. Its a popular destination for Brits and other Europeans as the climate is pretty good all year round. We spent last week there having picked up a last minute, discounted, package deal. One of the benefits of being retired.
We stayed in Playa Blanca which is located on the more volcanic southern area of the island. We’ve explored the island, with a hire car, on previous visits, so this was more of a relaxing, week in the sun break. We’re happy returning to Playa Blanca and stayed near the modern Port Rubicon Marina which has had a smart, modern facelift since our last visit.
The Playa Blanca Spoon
Prior to our trip my sister (another regular visitor to Lanzarote) asked me if we were going to try and find The Playa Blanca Spoon. This was new to me, I’d never heard of it. It’s a regular dessert spoon buried in to the concrete promenade which runs for two or more miles along the coastline around Playa Blanca. The spoon has become quite a thing. It’s listed as one of the top twelve things to do in Playa Blanca and even has it’s own Trip Advisor page! You can find it here – The Spoon in Concrete.
“If you like spoons and you like concrete, you’ll love the spoon in concrete. I like spoons and I like concrete and I loved the spoon in concrete.” – Zoe B, Trip Advisor
Well, we found the spoon. Actually we had a rough idea where it was and more or less tripped over it, on our first walk in to town. It did make for an amusing post on my Facebook Page with a few of our friends commenting that they’d been spoon hunting in Playa Blanca. One wag suggested I need to get out more and I think they might be right, lol.
Spoon challenge completed we spent the rest of the week walking the local area in the mornings before spending most afternoons lying in the sun by the hotel pool. We did hike across the Papagayo beaches which were a short walk from our hotel. It’s a stark volcanic landscape but quite dramatic set against the lovely golden unspoilt beaches and turquoise sea.
We had lovely relaxing week and came away wishing we’d booked a longer break. It was just one of those trips where everything went well. From a superb hotel room upgrade (with access to a privilege lounge) to a half empty flight. That meant empty seats to the side of us flying out and back. Back to reality this week, repairing and staining the wooden garden deck!! Sadly, I really enjoy that sort of DIY as well.
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Steve Hyde 
Awesome post 😀, Lanzarote is lovely, although I’ve only been to Arrecife, from your photos it seems I definitely need to be exploring further afield when I return!