Gran Canaria Christmas Part 2

 Every morning we were treated to a glorious sunrise. The early morning joggers were out and a few Germans had already laid out their towels and bagged their sunbeds for the day.

I did manage to get down into the sea a couple of times before breakfast. But being the Atlantic it was pretty cold until you got acclimatised to it.     

Something very special about  hearing the sea and the waves crashing. A very mindful experience. Laying in bed at night and just relaxing to the backdrop of the sea.  

Plenty of choices at breakfast I must say. I liked to balance the Pink Prosecco with  a smoothie each morning . Although the Prosecco generally won in the end.
Tempting as it was to hit the sunbed terrace I tried to get a good walk in after breakfast. There is a beautiful promenade in both directions.

Sand Dunes at Las Palomas

We tended to do a mixture of beach and promenade. It was a good walk to get right to the tip of the coast past the sand dunes. Lots of kite surfers in the water too .

Maspalomas

Maspalomas is a busy resort about 15 minutes walk away.  It’s known for its vast expanse of coastal dunes. These encompass the Maspalomas Dunes nature reserve.

The dunes are stunning, and it's not hard to let the mind wander a bit and imagine that you are in the deserts sands of Arabia or alike. There is also the Maspalomas Lighthouse, a romantic and historic landmark of the area. Strange though because I never actually saw the Lighthouse. You would expect it to be quite prominent now wouldn't you ?

I was never quite sure where Maspalomas ended and Playa Del Ingles (Englishmans Beach)began to be honest?   I do know that there was a lot of nudity around the sand dunes area (mostly males) and have since found out that there is also a gay beach too. I was oblivious to it all of course , happy just to take in the sea air and feel the sun on my back.

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Something else that seemed very popular was the sand carvings. The photos don't really do them justice.  At night time they were lit up with those little tea lights which created a nice effect.

A lot of effort goes into creating  such sculptures and it's good that people treat them with respect.

I'm not sure sure the same thing would happen in Margate or Clacton ??