Lanzarote Day 1 - Costa Teguise

We took a taxi from home to the airport to catch the Ryanair flight at 12:25. It was a bit late taking off and had headwinds, so landed at about 5:20pm.

Weather was good - breezy, as is always the case in Lanzarote, but sunny and warm.

We had no problems at the airport, and picked up our rental car from Budget, a Silver VW Polo.

We drove to Costa Teguise which was only about 15 minutes from Arrecife airport. Checked in to the apartment at Galeon Playa - it seemed to have everything we needed after we sorted out a safe key, TV remote control, wifi access and a coffee maker.

The bedroom looks out onto the swimming pool, although the balcony is on the other side overlooking the street.

After picking up a few essentials from the nearby supermarket, we headed out to explore the town. It's all built for the tourism market, with nothing authentic Spanish, so most places cater for tourist tastes.

The centre is the Pueblo Marinero,  a square with many bars and restaurants and a bandstand in the middle.

We had drinks at the Snug on the Square and Ireland's Eye. Prices for drinks are very cheap, some places advertising a large local beer for as low as 1.70 euros, or up to 3.50 euros for other drinks.

We had dinner at the Pueblo Tapas bar - prawns, rabbit and meatballs. It was pretty average stuff, not our best meal of the week.

Then early to bed.