In January we made our first ever trip to the Canary Islands, spending a week on the largest island, Fuerteventura.
There are many windmills on the island but this is the only one with six sails, at Tefía
Sand dunes line the north-east coast at the Parque Natural de Corralejo
On a walk to a reservoir at Los Molinos: the area was deserted except for goats
There was a surfing school on the beach at La Pared but everyone seemed to be taking a break
One of many volcanic mountains on the island, this one viewed from La Oliva
Church at La Oliva, similar in style to many others on the island
In the grounds of the Museo del Arte, La Oliva
One of the smaller galleries at Museo del Arte, la Oliva: this one displays the work of local artist Nuria del Pino
They look like chipmunks, but are actually Barbary ground squirrels: this was one of a large colony at La Oliva
In the courtyard of the Casa de los Coroneles, La Oliva: the “colonels” once governed the island
Café with cultural pretensions at La Oliva
The old harbour at El Cotillo
A lone swimmer among the rock pools at El Cotillo
View through the rocks at El Cotillo
Reflecting on the furniture at the Ecomuseo La Alcogida, which records the heritage of the island in a group of houses
The ferry to the neighbouring island of Lanzarote
At an abandoned convent near Betancuría, well away from the tourists who crowd the town
View from the road to Betancuría
Fishy art on a harbour building in Corralejo