In this section I will try to give an idea of what life in Fuerteventura is like. What happens, what there is to see and what I like and, perhaps, what I don’t like about living in Fuerteventura.
The following are the most frequently asked questions about Fuerteventura on Google: Weather/Climate How is the weather in Fuerteventura?In a word, lovely. It is never too hot in the summer and never cold in the winter. How windy is Fuerteventura?It can be quite windy at times, which is one of the reasons it is so…
A walk in the dry river beds, Lajares, Fuerteventura A walk in the dry river beds, Lajares, Fuerteventura – The Adventures of Oscar and Jenson Oscar and Jenson’s favourite walk is in the river beds near Lajares which are dry for 99% of the year. We often meet Brian, a friend, with his dogs, Marley…
Villa Charlotte This villa is a very sad sight and represents a family’s shattered dreams. It is in a wonderful position with amazing coastal views but that may have been its downfall. It was lived in, and probably built by, an English family, possibly from the Liverpool area. It may be that, although they had…
The Local Attitude to Dogs – Hunting Dogs I didn’t intend my first real post about life here to be negative but this dog just happened into my life on Tuesday night so that set the scene for the first in the “What’s it like to live here” series entitled the local attitude to dogs.…
It isn’t that often I find something negative to say about living here but the Fuerteventura internet access is an exception (but read the update). I needed to upload my next video to Youtube last night. After compressing the file to be as small as possible, it became a 400Mb file. I started the upload…
Channel Trailer – Welcome to JP in Fuerteventura This is the channel trailer for my Youtube Channel – JP in Fuerteventura. On this website I will include updates on new videos I have posted to Youtube together with any other news or information relevant to Fuerteventura. I shall include videos and articles on: Places in…
Where is Fuerteventura? Fuerteventura is part of the Canary islands which are Spanish governed, and are located just off the coast of north Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. They comprise 7 main islands – Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera and El Heirro. It is the second largest of the Canary Islands…