Parrot Cove Beach

Or Playa Papagayo as it's written here.

We walk about an hour, first on the long, curving lava-lined walkways, later up and down the sand and lava paths. Down from the plateaus to the beaches and up again. We stop at the one with the anchored sailboats. Of course. Great fun swimming in the surf, bigger here than in Playa Blanca. Looking about we notice that some of the sun-bathers here seem to think swimwear a bit cumbersome. Or they've forgotten to take it along. We also notice that they weren't out in the surf, prefering to parade back and forth in the hot sand.

We walk further out to the lovely "Parrot Cove" an almost enclosed bay, protected by huge , black lava cliffs. Great for kiddies, with no surf rolling in. Further on, out at the Point, we can see up to Puerto del Carmen, a jumble of white-washed houses, on the east side of Lanzarote.
Altogether we have a three hour hike.

On a warm, breezy, October day.