In early June, I visited the island of Fuertaventura. I had two days of excursions, and you may have read the northern island excursion where I visited the dunes, El Cotillo, and some of the coastal areas on the north (Fuertaventura north excursion). In this post, I cover the second excursion, which was to the south part of the island.
The day started out with some drives toward the mountains. There were four of us on the journey, which was driven in a small van.
The first stop was a goat farm where cheese is produced. There were many goats here inside the building and outside another building were expecting mothers. There were many baby goats here, and we saw about the cheese making process.
We also got to try some goat milk cheese and the different sauces that they put on boiled potatoes in Fuertaventura. We also tried some honey rum.
After that stop, we continued on our way and through the mountains.
The next stop was in the mountains at Mirador de Guise y Ayose, which is not far from the town of Betancuria. The views were amazing. Further up the mountain is an observatory. Betancuria was founded by the Normans at the start of the 1400s.
The viewpoint also contains two sculptures. These statues mark the historic rule of the island. Guise and Ayose were two rules, and they had split the island rule into two kingdoms back at the start of the 1400s. The statues tower over this viewpoint.
The views were really amazing.
After the quick stop, we descended into the valley and through the town of Betancuria. I would have liked to have stopped, but we didn't.
Further along the road, we made another stop at Mirador Las Penitas. As soon as we disembarked from the van, we discovered the chipmunks. These were coming right up to us and demanding hand-outs. I thought that they would be climbing on me, so I kept my distance as they seem to be brave. We were told that these are an invasive species.
The views were amazing.
After we completed the quick stop to admire the views, we headed back on the road.
We made a stop at Ajuy, which I thought deserved its own post. You can read about my visit to Ajuy here. We then continued the journey after Ajuy.
The final stop was to Costa Calma. We spent some time on the beach and admired the beautiful clear waters. This is a resort popular with German tourists, we were told. It is popular for wind surfing activites. The beach was very wide and pleasant.
The water was an amazing colour.
After this stop, we headed back to the resort.
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