One of Wilson's friends, Helen, has parents-in-law who live here in Lanzarote. Unfortunately there wasn't time to visit them, but W says Hello to Helen's in-laws.
She also suggested that he should look out for the works of famous local artist and architect César Manrique, and by a happy coincidence we found ourselves in a café/gallery where some of his awesome work is displayed!
Over coffee W said he really loved the black iron sculpture, but that he thought the volcanoes on the island looked a bit like slag-heaps — I think he'd been expecting something more like Mount Fuji, complete with snow-capped peak and cherry trees!
The landscape here is certainly unlike anything we've experienced before — like a post-industrial film set for Dune. On the trip back to the ship, W said he was thinking of writing a sci-fi novel set here.
Tomorrow is a Sea Day as we cruise onward to Lisbon. Perhaps he could start work on his novel then… instead of spending a small fortune in the arcades and the casino.
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