McAWilliams Photoblog

Here is my second shot from “Jameos Del Agua” straight ahead past the plants at the back would be where the previous shot came from this is the Lagoon in the centre of the grotto. The design and layout obviously has been designed by nature but Cesar Manrique an artist from Lanzarote has also helped to make it a fantastic tourist attraction.

The lagoon contains salt water but is amazingly clear and is home to hundreds of tiny blind white crabs normally found in deeper seas. The other amazing thing is that this lagoon even though far away from the ocean rises and falls with the tide.

I hope my blog is not starting to sound like a lecture but this really was one of my highlights from my trip to Lanzarote

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Well I have just come back from my 2 weeks holidays in Lanzarote. It was very quiet which, with Paulas pregnancy was probably a good thing. I did not take my camera out that much but did take it on a full day excursion around the Island, and even though I know people generally dont like looking at other peoples shots from abroad some of the pictures I managed to take have come out great from that day trip.

This first shot is from “Jameos del Agua”. A Jameo refers to a cavity produced when a volcanic cave collapses. This part of the cave runs on for another few miles to the atlantic ocean. it is quite amazing to thick that lava flows while been so destructive can also form something quite beautiful.

I have also entered this in for Photofridays challenge “masterpiece” since Cesar Manrique is an artist and helped with the design. So in my eyes anyhow this truly is a masterpiece from nature.

More to follow.

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