{"id":2554,"date":"2024-02-21T17:35:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T17:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2026-05-24T20:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:17:13","slug":"gran-canaria-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/gran-canaria-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran Canaria &#8211; Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we visited Maspalomas Dunes, 1000 acres of sand dunes, now a protected nature reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016633.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2555\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016633.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016633-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016633-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016633-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The dunes are constantly moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016635.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016635.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016635-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016635-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016635-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016634.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2557\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016634.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016634-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016634-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016634-334x233.jpg 334w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016634-314x220.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016632.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016632.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016632-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016632-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016632-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We then moved up the coast to Playa des Ingles and had a beer looking out over the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2559\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016637.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016637-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016637-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016637-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2560\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016636.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016636-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016636-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016636-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not far from there the shore line becomes more rocky and a 19th century working lighthouse keeps ships away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016639.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016639.jpg 450w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016639-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016639-165x220.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow we plan to travel inland to the middle of the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000016638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2562\" style=\"width:296px;height:auto\" 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