You can blame Bill Gates (X64 doesn't run my PC suite for my phone) and my laziness for the delay.
It all started a bit like this:

First sight of the island wasn't all that appealing:


The coach ride to Corralejo

The resort was nice:


Next day we explored the town:

and rented a car.
Drove to the beach:

The photos a bit deceptive, the wave was a decent surfable size, and while it was a beach, the break was caused in a few places by huge acres of underwater rock, sort of mini reefs so it was nice and predicable.
The evening started a little bit like this:

And ended up here:

The next morning was a late one, hangover powered!
Full English breakfast at a cafe here:


When i spotted this cheeky fellow:

Nice.
Anyway, we were told the best surf was on the north shore, so off we drove:

Unfortunately we ended up on a rally track:

The result being something like this:

BUT WE FOUND THIS!!!!


HOORAY!!!
Then disaster strikes!!!
WHEN REEFS ATTACK!!!!!

I scraped up all down my right hand side on a close encounter with some black Lava reef. Weeks later I'm still scarred!
Cue a quick trip to the local surf shop to replace a shredded set of board shorts:

more bar life

the flat

the beach

Strange van painted like a house:

Christmas dinner:

Sleeping off christmas dinner:

Some italians we got drunk with:

[SIZE="7"]THE MELON OF DOOM![/SIZE]

Me, drinking neat vodka out of the melon of doom:

Melon related head disorder:

And finally.....
That big plane home.

