Monthly Archive: July 2008

What Happened to the Summer?!

It’s usually packed here by July but… not this year! Actually I’ve rarely seen Gran Canaria this quiet in the summer months. It is a combination between rising flight costs and package holiday costs, the appalling exchange rate (you used… (READ MORE)

Windsurfing Championships in Gran Canaria

Every July the world’s best windsurfers take to the water for the latest round of the World Windsurfing Pro Tour. The Grand Slam features competitions in race, wave and freestyle winsurfing styles. This competition is at the beginning of July… (READ MORE)

Gran Canaria Scuba Diving

Gran Canaria is a great place for scuba diving. The subtropical waters mean that you have a good chance of seeing stingrays, octopus, cuttlefish, bream, angel sharks and many other interesting fish. There are ray banks, reefs and shipwrecks here…. (READ MORE)

Golf Courses Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is a great island for sports. There are plenty of routes for walking and hiking in Gran Canaria for those who don’t want to lie on a sunlounger all day long. For beach holidays, it is also a… (READ MORE)