Things to do in Lanzarote?
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Did the national park yesterday, well worth the 9 euros entry.
The day before was a bit of a disappointment. My son and I went karting again. We've been karting for years as we live 5 minutes from buckmore park. We drive 3-4 times per year in all weathers.
On our first session my son missed the 1 lap signal (hand signal rather than flag) so ended up doing an extra lap before coming in.
The marshal was very aggressive towards him and said he was too inexperienced so would be downgrading our remaining 5 prepaid sessions to the slow karts! This was based on one spin during the whole session, in which loads of other people also spun.
Instead of dropping to slow karts I went back to the counter and demanded our money back (they have a no refund policy).
They eventually did refund us but it was a long trek and a day wasted for about 10 minutes on track
I think I'll stick to more professional circuits in future.
The day before was a bit of a disappointment. My son and I went karting again. We've been karting for years as we live 5 minutes from buckmore park. We drive 3-4 times per year in all weathers.
On our first session my son missed the 1 lap signal (hand signal rather than flag) so ended up doing an extra lap before coming in.
The marshal was very aggressive towards him and said he was too inexperienced so would be downgrading our remaining 5 prepaid sessions to the slow karts! This was based on one spin during the whole session, in which loads of other people also spun.
Instead of dropping to slow karts I went back to the counter and demanded our money back (they have a no refund policy).
They eventually did refund us but it was a long trek and a day wasted for about 10 minutes on track
I think I'll stick to more professional circuits in future.
Found a bit of a hidden gem yesterday. I was reading an article in the local magazine that mentioned that one of the new Dr Who episodes was filmed at volcan del cuervo.
Its a volcano with public access to the crater. Its not signposted at all, and there is just a small area for parking with a 2k hike to the crater. The "peak" is quite short, probably only 100m, but on one side there is a access down into the crater itself.
It looks like a proper volcano and was a fantastic place to visit. Probably the highlight of the visit for me.
Again we were one of very few people there, probably 4 cars when we arrived and only one other when we left.
Its a volcano with public access to the crater. Its not signposted at all, and there is just a small area for parking with a 2k hike to the crater. The "peak" is quite short, probably only 100m, but on one side there is a access down into the crater itself.
It looks like a proper volcano and was a fantastic place to visit. Probably the highlight of the visit for me.
Again we were one of very few people there, probably 4 cars when we arrived and only one other when we left.
Useless Lanzarote fact: Porsche did some filming on the coast road to El Golfo and when doing so the helicopter was involved in an accident.
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