Just a look at the map gives you some idea of what the road to Haría is like.

The spectacular views of the ocean in the distance are combined with a drop of several hundred metres on one side of a road that is not always wide enough for two vehicles to pass without slowing.

Here is a short film I made of a journey along the road last year.  It does not contain any sound:

That said, the road is sometimes used for racing:

Having read about the 24 hour supermarket machine, we just had to try it out for ourselves.

The menu was easy to operate, and our purchase was delivered quickly.  But I had a feeling, that the 2000 items had been selected to give a wide variety of types of item, rather than trying to offer different brands of the same item.

Trying out the 24 hour supermarket machine

This is obviously an attraction for those who have left something at home, a toothbrush, for example, and are happy to have any type as long as it’s available any time of the day or night.

Since there is a normal type of supermarket in Puerto del Carmen next to the machine, anyone wanting something more specific may need to go there during opening hours instead.

One of the strange things that we’ve noticed on Lanzarote, is that some of the palm trees appear to have been stripped of their bark, whereas others still have theirs attached.

Here are some examples:

We are curious to know why this is.  Can anyone tell us?