We hired a little jeep for 3 days, and took it in turn to drive.
note the bikini top tied to the window frame, drying on the go 🙂
We drove from Corralejo to Betancuria
and saw a lot of mountains along the way.
We named this one Nipple Mountain, for obvious reasons 🙂
The road we travelled
Apparently there are more goats than people in Fuerteventura but we only saw these ones.
Betancuria is named after Jean de Béthencourt, who founded the town in 1404 with Gadifer de La Salle. It was the original capital of the Kingdom of the Canary Islands, and later capital of Fuerteventura. It was razed by pirates in 1593, but remained capital of Fuerteventura until 1834, when Antigua became capital.
This is one of the churches, but it was closed!
View from Betancuria
We had coffee at the cactus cafe
and watched the artisans do their stuff.
And then we drove home.
The next & last post will cover our trip to El Cotillo and our nightlife experiences!
fragglefilm 
how interesting Fraggy. the canary islands, isnt that where our Flickr friend maite is from? anyway.. i loved them all, but that cactus cafe looks so neat. and i loved the mnt views. and of course the artisans.. and lets not for get you driving …. lol. great memories. thansk for sharing. XX
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cheers Kathy. Not sure where Maite is, don’t really know her. 💕
LikeLiked by 1 person
A Flickr old pal. She usually goes home every summer , but lives in Cal. Not really important;)! Loved your memories!!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
cool, loads more to come, I’m enjoying remembering things I forgot!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I look forward to gang down memory lane with you buddy 👍🏻
LikeLiked by 1 person
The landscapes are super marvelous!!! *0*
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Francis.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love learning about new places! I wonder if tourism has changed much in the years following these photos.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Think probably. I googled it and it does look more touristy now.
LikeLiked by 1 person