Sunday 22nd January 2012 Lanzarote

Artist and architect Cesar Manrique had a very strong influence on the early development of Lanzarote, which has resulted in a very nice place to visit. He ensured that there would be no high-rise buildings and most hotels and resorts are no more than three storeys high. All the bars and restaurants are very tastefully laid out facing the lovely promenade that stretches forever along the seafront. We love Lanzarote.

We went for quite a challenging ride today. We followed the boulevard along Playa Blanca towards the east and then went along a dirt road to Papagayo Beach. From there, we followed the coast along an increasingly deteriorating track to Lomo Blanco, and then turned north west and climbed over Los Ajaches which is a ridge of extinct? volcanoes. From there it was downhill all the way back to Playa Blanca.The scenery was superb.

I read in the papers today that the worlds population is increasing by nearly 2 million people per week. Since I was born in 1951 the worlds population has doubled from 3 billion to 6 billion. It took hundreds of thousands of years reach 3 billion and only 60 years to grow from 3 billion to 6 billion! Let's hope that technology can keep up in the task of having to feed and water them.