Dear Gazette,
In response to Mr and Mrs Tyler (last month) I have to
say that I won´t miss the sunken ship at all, I´m afraid.
Lanzarote is famous for its natural landscapes,
and it’s a shame that an eyesore such as a run-
Ed: You, and all the others who have
photographed the platform, must be
suffering from an optical illusion, George.
Repsol clearly said “The closest distance
between the platform and the coast will be
50 kms… it is not possible to see a boat at
that distance.”
n Having a laugh
Dear Gazette,
Kit (Letters, last month) must be having a
laugh! He says he´s seen bikes without lights
on the wrong side of the road, the poor chap (if
he’s a chap?). I wonder how many of those
bikes threatened him or put his life at risk?
Try having cars rush about 50 cms past you
at 30 or 40 kph above the legal speed limit. Try
having them rev menacingly right behind you if
they come up behind you on a smaller road. If
you´re lucky enough to have a cycle lane, try to
avoid the glass and other rubbish that you’ll
find in it.
Then come back and complain that the
authorities aren´t cracking down on some kid
on a bike.
Yours Charlie Hope
n Thanks, Santa!
Dear Gazette
Over the past I have spent Christmas holidays
with my family in Costa Teguise.
Every year a man dressed as Father Christmas
has been walking around giving presents to all
the children.
My curiosity finally got the better of me, and
asking around, all I could find out was that he
did it voluntarily; his name was Barry and he
lived in Tahiche.
On behalf of my children, and I´m sure many
more whose Christmas holidays he has made a
little bit more special, I would like to thank him
and wish him a very happy Christmas!
Yours sincerely, J. Marsh, Kingsbury
n The “invisible” oil rig
Dear Editor
A couple of years ago, Repsol claimed the oil
rigs wouldn´t be visible from the shore. Well, it´s
perfectly visible right now, and I doubt it´s
LAPTOPS AND PC,
moving any further away.
PHONES AND MUCH
Just in case it wasn´t visible enough at day,
MORE FOR SALE
INDUSTRIAL ZONE
YA HONDA
EXPRESSWAY PLA
DEILAND
C/ Chimidas
Parking
C/ Alisio
s
C/ Princesa Ico
n Good riddance!
it also flashes every few seconds at night, just
to add a little more magic to those lovely
Lanzarote sunsets.
If they can´t be trusted on this what, I wonder,
can they be trusted on?
Yours sincerely George C via email
C/ Merlin
Ed: You´re right, Patricia. “Many” was an error,
for which we apologise. There have been
experimental embarcations from Lanzarote in
recent years, but there is still nothing regular.
Arrecife is a Schengen port, and
embarcations have taken place in the past, so
there don´t appear to be technical or
bureaucratic barriers. And while there may not
be the demand for round trips commencing
from the island, allowing people to join or leave
cruises at any stop would make travelling much
more flexible for many tourists.
aground ship should have been allowed to rust
in peace for so long.
Rather than welcoming visitors to Costa
Teguise, I´ve always thought it did the opposite
– it´s a forbidding and sad sight.
The only bit of luck is that it happened in a
place that was already one of the ugliest on the
island, thanks to the power station and
desalination plant.
But I´ll still be glad to get a clear view of the
sea for the first time in 30 years.
Jim Via email
C/ Del Mayor
What mystifies me is the final paragraph, which
states that many cruises can be joined at
Lanzarote, as I find this a huge exaggeration.
For many months now I have been investigating
the possibility of local residents joining cruisers at
Lanzarote. I´ve visited many travel agents throughout
the island and come up against a brick wall, with the
exception of two small cruise lines who would pick
up passengers. Nonetheless, none of the larger, wellknown lines seem to be showing any interest.
I know there are many Lanzarote residents who
enjoy cruising, but in order to board the type of boat
they require, they have to travel to Barcelona,
Malaga, other Canary islands or even the UK.
Perhaps Rafael Juan González or Julio Romero
or anyone else could make suggestions on how the
residents of Lanzarote can share some of the
benefits allocated to passengers of these great
cruise ships so we can have a choice of cruising
other than Mein Schiff and Aida.
Yours sincerely Patricia Purcell, Güime
C/ Mayor 22 Local A, Playa Honda. 928 821 633
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