News archives from Fuerteventura.
These are news stories from prior to June 2005.
May 20th
Ever wondered why the signs tell you about the sand on the road south of Corralejo? Wonder no more. This van was heading south before he somehow went to the left and then to the right towards the dunes. A policeman told me the driver had been very lucky. So were the rest of us.
Feaga 2005 has begun. We called in yesterday because we were not sure what to expect. The best way to describe it is as a County Fair without the mud. The are displays from all sectors, and you can buy anything from dried strawberries to a crane. There are plenty of hamburger/beer/ice cream stalls.
Cheese Display Agricultural Equipment Refreshment Area
May 19th
It's back to blue skies today after a couple of cloudy days. There is a cooling breeze but don't let that fool you, you still need a high sun factor cream when out in the sun.
Don't forget the Feaga is on tomorrow, on the road to Pozo Negro. We will be there.
May 16th
Fuerteventura's weather in Caleta is bright and breezy today. Temperature at the airport in Fuerteventura is 22 degrees.
May 15th
We are looking for more Villa owners to advertise their properties on our Villa rentals page. It's free if you link to us.
Its 9.45 am, the weather in Fuerteventura has been cloudy so far today, but the sun is breaking through, I think its going to be a hot one!
The Rally of La Oliva took place yesterday. It started and finished at the Baku water park in Corralejo. We don't know who the winners were, but we took some photographs and will make a page about rallying on the island shortly.
The Museum of Salt was opened last night by the President of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura. The museum looks good and the opening ceremony was followed by a light and sound show. We took some great pictures. Again more as soon as we can.
May 12th
Hot and sunny, not much wind. Plenty of lobsters tomorrow...
The Museum of Salt, at Salinas del Carmen, just south of Caleta de Fuste will be opened this Saturday, May 14th at 8.00 pm with a light and sound show
May 8th
Hot and cloudy today
April 27th
Competition winner, Julie Clark with Stuart, are met at the airport to enjoy their weeks free apartment rental. When Julie won the February competition, she was over the moon as it was the first thing she had ever won. The week before arriving in Fuerteventura, however, they were in Rio de Janiro for four days having been sucessful in a different competition. We have another competition begining on the first of May. all you have to do is answer a simple question.
April 24th
Today, the 9th annual Fuerteventura motocross event was held just outside of Puerto del Rosario. It was a very exciting event, with lots of competitions for all levels of competitors. For photographs, click here Motorcycling .
April 22th
Well, there doesn't seem to be much happening on the island at the moment. The weather in Fuerteventura is a litle overcast this morning, although I expect the sun to come bursting out any minute.
There is to be a motocross event in Puerto on Sunday.
April 15th
Yesterday was the end of the Nato excercise Noble Javelin. The troops will all be on their way home over the weekend.
April 14th
Katy Dayls bar in Nuevo Horizonte, has changed hands. It's now run by Jayne, Ian, Beverly and Mark, who have previous pub experience in the south of England.
April 9th
Today, there was a protest in Puerto del Rosario against NATO's presence on the island. The protest consisted of a cavalcade of cars, driving through Puerto del Rosario, along the road in front of the port and then to the military barracks. The cavalcade consisted of over a hundred different vehicles, which were festooned with flags and banners and blaring their horns. The number 6 bus to Corralejo, was in the middle of the cavalcade but we assume he was following his normal route!
Outside the baracks a crowd gathered and the protest consisted of the waving of several large banners and some organised chanting that went on for around 20 minutes.
April 8th
Caleta's newest eatery, The Joint, Caleta's Carvery, will open for business on Saturday. It can be found in the Castillo San Jorge. The telephone number for bookings is 630 292 484.
April 7th
A book fair that is on for a week started in Puerto del Rosario today. We have put up an events page with details of forthcoming events. If you want anything adding, please send details.
April 7th
There has been an interesting weather phenomonom (lovely word) over Fuerteventura. Pity we were not in a pretty place when we saw it.
April 6th
We are sponsoring a show on radio QFM. The show is the breakfast buffet, presented by Mel, the screaming skull, on Saturday mornings from 10 -12. Why not tune in to 98.0 on FM and have a listen?
At the moment there are UN soldiers on the island taking part in an exercise called Noble Javelin. Not all of the 3000 troops involved are on Fuerteventura, as some are on the other islands, especially Gran Canaria, and 1300 are ships' crew. According to a JFCN press release "In order to reduce the environmental impact in the Canary Islands, the exercise will be carried out in accordance with Spanish regulations and restrictions and NATO guidelines concerning the protection of the environment."
There is a protest planned for the 9th of April. This will take the form of a convoy of vehicles travelling from Puerto del Rosario to Pajara. The exercise is due to finish on April 14th"
March 29th
There are notices prominently displayed around Antigua explaining that the measures required for the removal of abandoned vehicles have been put in place. It seems there are a large number of vehicles that are in need of removal. We suspect a few belong to property owners who leave a run around parked up while they are away for a couple of months. Should make for an interesting spate of people reporting their cars stolen to be told that the police have them.
March 25th 2005
The Corralejo carnaval finished last weekend. You can see some of the photographs we took of the parade by clicking the link.
The village of Villa Verde will be celebrating its fiesta in honour of St Vincent Ferrer from March 31st to the 9th of April.
March 16th 2005
Corralejo Carnival
The Corralejo carnaval is in full swing. It culminates this weekend, 19th and 20th, Full details are available from the tourist information office.
More Dolphins washed up.
Ther have been several dolphin and whale corpses washed ashore recently. Four so far this year. One theory is that military manouvers in the area are resulting in fatalities, as the sonar used by ships interferes in some way with the animals. As Nato has an exercise in the area in April enviromentalists are keeping an eye on the situation.
Fuerte_bike marathon.
The Fuerte-bike marathon was won by Team Orbea's Spanish rider, IŅAKI LEJARRETA, in a time of 02:50:04.474. The full classification can be seen at Toptime Canarias . Photographs of the event can be seen at Fuerte-bike by sunnyfuerteventura.com.
Greenpeace in harbour, Archipencos postponed
The Greenpeace boat, Arctic Sunrise, was docked in the port of Puerto del Rosario. It proved a popular attraction for visitors, many of whom took a tour of the boat. Lots of the visitors had come down to the port for "los Archipencos", a raft race that is part of the carnaval celebrations, but due to high winds and rough seas, the event has been postponed until next Sunday. Should be worth a visit.
Golf 133 Latest photographs
Latest photographs from the golf 133 development in Nuevo Horizonte Golf 133
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Competition Winner
The winner of the competition held in February is Julie Clarke of Sheffield. Congratulations go to her.
6th March Los Arcipencos a great success
Fuerteventura is SUNNY!
After a winter that has been the worst on record, the weather in Fuerteventura has finally bucked up, and the sun is out!
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