Penguins off Piste and one Girl short of a Calendar!

This December is the 20th anniversary of Greyrocks in Corralejo. No need to lay out again what we have been attempting to escape about British Xmas, and the relentless move here towards something nearly as commercial and gawkish here! Suffice to say that increased access to UK TV has convinced us that it is still miles worse there! Nonetheless it is always a delight to discover what Claire and helpers at Blue Rock has come up with as festive decoration, and this year it is a beauty:- lots of snow white that looks glorious in artificial light, and hosts of penguins performing various feats on skis - it might well be the best yet!


Here is a coven you wouldn´t want to tangle with! We started at Los Compadres with excellent tapas and Ruth still on  Dukan diet rules and fizzy water! Rachel´s late arrival brought down the average age considerably and took us nearer to a dozen. It also amused a Madrileno known to Ruth who had been drunkenly and repeatedly pointing out that Eileen up to that point was the only non-blonde (or silver perhaps!) We then moved to the sidreria on the front, and then to H2O in the plaza and finally to the bar that was Suzo´s. Somewhere along the line the first daytime wine for weeks passed Ruth´s lips and things went downhill. There were many casualties, including Ruth who needed both Sandy and summonsed Pete to get her home! The next few days passed with little sign of Christmas cheer chez Greyrocks!

 But Chloé arrived on the 20th to inject some! We cycled down to the port to see if she had managed the long shot of catching the 12noon Princess Ico. This is the new (foot passenger only) service from Playa Blanca on Lanzarote which is also cheaper and slower than existing ferries. She had done so, owing to being the only booked transfer off of her Amsterdam flight, so all had worked well for her since setting of on her bicycle with rucksack at about 3am. She has brought a lot of academic work with her, but the weather is glorious so she will go back with a tan and having consumed many of her local favourite foods. (She is not impressed with Dutch cuisine!)