When I visited Fuertaventura in June, I had a couple of days of excursions around the island. This excursion was completed on my second excursion day to visit the south part of the island. The most interesting place that I visited was to Ajuy, a small town on the western coast and in the middle of the island. The town is famous for its large cave by the sea and fossils dating five million years. The rock here was formed by volcanic activity, which is common of the geography throughout the island. I really enjoyed Ajuy because of the nice walk to the cave and the nice views.
Upon approaching the path to the cave, the tour group and I were greeted by these wild chipmunks and a couple of mountain goats looking for handouts. The chipmunks are an invasive species and the people of Fuertaventura do not like them. They are very brave and run up to people.
The first part of th walk overlooked the town of Ajuy itslf, which isn't that large. There were people fishing, and I saw a boy showing off his proud catch of a large fish.
The photograph below was taken of the port, just to the right of the above photograph of the town.
The tour group and I continued on the walk along the path to the cave. It was a nice walk with wonderful views.
The ocean spans all the way. The next land mass, the Americas, would be hundreds of miles away. This made me a little anxious to think about.
Actually, the path here contained a couple of disused chimneys and a port. It was a limekiln, and also other goods were sent on their way here. The disused limekilns can be seen from the path. There is a ramp here down to the sea. A tunnel in the cave attempted to be dug to the village to serve this port, but it was never completed.
There are stairs down into the cave, and I went down to explore. It is a massive area.
Outside of the cave, it opens into a bay with beautiful water. There are sheer drops, and the water was very rough and choppy in the bay due to all of the rocks. I do not like heights nor water, so I stayed well back.
After hanging around the cave for some time, I headed back to the town along the path.
The tour guide had us stop at a small restaurant here. I only had some ice cream so that I could enjoy the all-inclusive back at the resort. On the beach, the name of the town was displayed. All of the towns in Fuertaventura have their names in large letters on the seafront.
Also, I noticed the colour of the sand. It was almost black in colour and not the standard brown or golden colour.
Out of all of the places I visited on the excursion, my favourite was this little town and its nice views on the walk to the cave.
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