Every summer I ask myself 'Where should I take the family on holiday
this year?” Somewhere warm, but not too hot? Somewhere at the seaside, in
August? Where should we go...?
This year, after looking for a long time, I decided our family vacation
would be to Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands. A friend had told us that
Fuerteventura has the most beautiful, long beaches with white sand as far as
the eye can see. I do love white sandy beaches...
In English,
Fuerteventura translates to 'the strong wind', from the Spanish 'fuerte'
meaning strong and 'el viento' meaning the wind. If it's that windy then, I
thought, it can't be too hot there... and having been to the Canary Islands
already, but not Fuerteventura, I was looking forward to exploring somewhere
new.
