US AND OUR 'VAN
Robin McKelvie…
Normally tours Scotland with the family, but this is the first time he's hired a motorhome abroad and he dragged along his neighbour, Mike, with him
2019 PLA Happy 385, a four-berth 'van hired through Yescapa. It was a simple, pain-free process, all of which was completed online
“Driving around Lanzarote in a motorhome, are you serious? Is that even possible?” quizzed my neighbour, Mike. He looked seriously unconvinced. The answer is yes on both counts, so two months later here we are by the roadside near the airport getting the lowdown on our motorhome by its owner.
Ahead of us is a land forged by volcanoes and kissed with vineyards; constantly refreshed by the pounding surf of the Atlantic Ocean. I know Lanzarote as an oasis for dolphins, whales and human swallows seeking winter sun, but what about motorhomes?
Rather than haul a motorhome all the way down to southern Spain and then take the overnight ferry to this year-round warm Canary Isle, we've booked our vehicle through the Yescapa website, which hooks local owners up with hirers like us. “You'll like Lanzarote and it's very easy for motorhomes,” beams the lovely lady we pick the 'van up from. “You get all your electricity from solar
