North Coast
Lanzarote was formed about 13-15 million years ago by volcanoes.
The oldest and largest of these are on the northern and southern
coasts. The middle of the island was formed by ensuing eruptions,
the last major ones occuring in 1824.
My fascination with this island is that because there is virtually
no erosion due to a lack of rain, you can stand in a lava field that
looks the same as it did almost 15 million years ago. There is no
other place on the planet like Lanzarote.
These shots are from the ride to the north coast, and of the north
coast. On the way we drove through the middle of the island, La Geria,
where some of the best wine I've ever tasted is made, one vine at a time
surrounded by a little lava stone walls against the wind called 'zocos'.
We also stopped for lunch, with a nice view on a volcano out the window
of the restaurant. Some things you just don't see every day in Europe
or in the US. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
