Four go to Fuerteventura (2026) – Day 5

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Day 5 – Friday 13th March

Welcome back, dear reader! It’s another day in Paradise!

We’re here in Fuerteventura with great mates, Paul & Sue. Last time we were all together, was here in Corralejo, back in January, 2024 where we had a great time. This year, we’ve timed the break to coincide with the annual Corralejo Carnival that runs from the 5th until the 15th March. For 2026, the headline celebrations include: the Grand Parade (Cabalgata) on Saturday, March 14th, with other major events including the Drag Queen Gala, Adult Queen Gala, and the Burial of the Sardine (yes, really!). 

Our home for the coming week has been Las Marismas Hotel in Corralejo and we’ve bagged a one-bedroom apartment each with bed (obviously!) & breakfast for the duration of our stay.

A shorter read today, as our day split into three distinct parts 😂😉

• A lazy morning
• A lazy afternoon
• A lazy evening

On the weather front, the temperature was on the rise. OK, only a degree or so, but we’re beginning to feel the difference as it seems to be increasing every day. Yikes! By the time we leave, we could be up to 25℃! 😉

11.03am: After Breakfast, we took the decision to make today a car-free day, so that meant a lazy one, with time around the pool. I know, as a regular reader of our travels, you’ll feel our pain! 😉

Joking aside, this was the first day that the area was completely free of the cold breeze that has followed us around since we arrived. We wanted to make the most of its absence, and so we grabbed a lounger, and that’s where we stayed for the next three-and-a-bit hours 😎🌞

2.30pm: 💤💤Perfect timing as we returned to our room for a short siesta, just as a hint of ‘the breeze’ was returning. It’s been an exhausting morning! 😂😂 and I’m not sure where the afternoon went!

6.05pm: We decided to walk into Town and find a Restaurant looking out across the water. It was the warmest evening so far. I wouldn’t go as far as to say it was ‘hot’, but perfectly pleasant during our now familiar mile-or-so meanderings towards the main drag.

6.24pm: Since our last visit, they’ve improved the walking route close to the water – known as Toro Beach – less sand and more of a structured wooden path. However, it looked like the constructors got bored in places (or lost the plans!) as it didn’t join up as one continuous route, and we were still forced to feel the sand between our toes! Overall, though, it’s now a much better experience and especially helpful to those who might be less mobile.

The other great thing about our relaxed walk was that it took us away from the main strip and past quite a few Restaurants that we wouldn’t have otherwise seen – in fact, during our wanderings, I think EVERY building was an eatery of some sort. Welcome to Fuertaventura and Toro Beach! 👍

6.45pm: After checking out the menus along the route, we settled for La Playita, which, if we craned our neck, we could see the sea! It was already busy when we arrived, and by the time we left, pretty much full (and it was a large Restaurant!).

It was drinks all around to start the evening with Paul, Sue and me enjoying a large beer, whilst Ann opted for a G&T where the Waiter was more than generous with the ‘G’ part! I think there must be a gin mountain secretly stashed somewhere on the island, as we haven’t found anywhere yet that is able to serve a single measure. Shame! 😉

It was all very tasty! After a yummy first course, we tucked into our Mains with Sue enjoying the catch of the day – Paul Red Snapper, Ann trying the Sole, Paul on Sea Bass, and me sampling the most unusual of fish dishes: four-cheese-sauce macaroni! I love fish, but not if it looks like one! Weirdo!!! 😵

We turned our heads to plans for tomorrow, as being a Saturday and Carnival Week’s penultimate day, there’s a large Parade in the evening – and we all fancied seeing it. Of course, so will most of the island (well, that was our thinking). We agreed that finding somewhere to eat, at a sensible time, whilst still being in time to watch the Parade was a good plan.

8.30pm: After our meal, our next stop was a brief return to the now-familiar Carnival marquee, where a group of about 50 youngsters were having the time of their lives dressed in the brightest of greens. Whatever they were singing about, we had no idea, but you couldn’t fault their enthusiasm! 😉👍

8.40pm: We took a walk around the familiar eatery spots, perusing their menus and checking prices. Compared with the UK, it’s still far cheaper to eat out here, but some that we looked at, were more expensive than others. In the end, we settled for El Toro Bravo and its wide range of steaks. We also thought we ought to book, as the thought of the gazillions of people coming to see the Parade would seriously hamper our chances of finding anywhere on the night at a sensible time.

8.55pm: Strangely though, when we popped inside El Toro to make the booking, the Waiter seemed very relaxed about NOT needing to book ahead. In his slightly broken English, he advised: ‘just turn up at any time, and we’ll fit you in’. We weren’t expecting that! 😕

As we headed out of town and with the hard part of the day completed – and our Eatery sorted – we went in search of Hot Chocolate (the drink, not the group) and we remembered we’d done exactly the same during our last visit, three years ago. We attempted to find the exact same Bar but some of the names had changed since that time, and in the end, we settled for ‘Alma Brunch‘ (although that seemed to be going through a rebranding exercise according to the Staff’s t-shirts sporting the name ‘Gorilla Tattoo’). The consensus was that this WAS the same place as back in January 2024.

9.10pm: Well, that was worth the wait (weight?)! More chocolatey than Mr Chocolate from Chocolate town, its smoothness was no doubt down to the optional slug of brandy! 🥴😋. In between the sips, we reflected on our day and our plans for tomorrow, where we were all looking forward to the Carnival celebrations.

9.35pm: We left Paul & Sue to experience more of Fuertaventura’s night-life whilst we slowly wandered back to the Hotel. We were both strangely tired tonight – all that relaxing had been exhausting! 😉

10.10pm: See you Saturday! 🥱😴🥱😴