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March 2026 | Gazette Life | 3ContentsEd's letterI moved to Lanzarote in 2000 and didn%u2019t leave the island for 18 months. Those 18 months were one of the driest periods of this century, and I didn%u2019t see a drop of rain for a year and a half. Arriving from Britain, I was not used to this at all and started to convince myself that I missed drizzle, mizzle, sleet, flurries, cloudbursts, stair-rods and all those other varieties of British rain. That lasted until I returned and suddenly, while shopping in Manchester, found myself in a downpour, without an umbrella and with the dawning, soggy realisation that there was a hole in one of my shoes. My pleasure at finally rediscovering my native climate lasted about 30 seconds, after which I was thoroughly sick of it.I%u2019m rarely fed up with rain on Lanzarote, though. There have been plenty of complaints about the wet, cold winter we%u2019ve just had, but although the rain was frequent, it hardly ever lasted for long. Rain here doesn%u2019t spatter down miserably for weeks on end, it%u2019s never icy cold, and when rare storms happen, they can be spectacular, turning streets into rivers and rinsing the Published ByCANARY ISLAND IMPACT SERVICES S.L.Apartado de Correos (PO Box) 27 35510, Puerto del Carmen, T%u00edas.LanzaroteCif: B76362367DEPOSITO LEGAL: GC 786-2015EMAIL CONTACTSEDITORIAL: editorial@gazettelife.comADVERTISING: advertising@gazettelife.comCLASSIFIEDS: classified@gazettelife.comSOCIAL MEDIA: digital@gazettelife.com+34 928 093 823 +34 621 274 473www.gazettelife.comWhilst we make every effort to ensure that material published in the magazine is decent, legal and accurate, it can take no responsibility for any damage or loss which might arise as a result of material published herein. We are not responsible for third party advertisers within the magazine. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers or the editor.Regulars06 Local News08 Island Info14 Crossword16 Ed's Postbag40 Recipe44 Maps56 Property78 Football80 Marketplace82 Classifieds 86 Tide Times/Weather Watch87 Tel Numbers88 HoroscopesGAZETTE LIFE LANZAROTE COMES ALIVEMarch 2026whole island clean. I%u2019ve watched the plumes of steam at Timanfaya as rain falls on hot lava, I%u2019ve swum in the sea with fresh rain splashing all around me, and I%u2019ve seen countless rainbows. If I ever move away, I%u2019ll miss Lanzarote%u2019s rain. Of course, it%u2019s disappointing for holiday-makers when the days are cool and wet, but it also gives local people the opportunity to dress up for the occasion %u2013 the sight of tourists optimistically wearing shorts and T-shirts passing locals muffled up in coats, hats and scarves has been an amusing sight in recent months. And, of course, the rain has painted this little island with more than rainbows. When I first first saw Pedro Mesa Garc%u00eda%u2019s (Instagram: @ipedrakos) gorgeous photo on our front cover I didn%u2019t recognise the landscape at first, but then I suddenly realised I%u2019d stood in exactly the same place just last November. Lanzarote has transformed in less than three months - the hills and mountains are green, there are fields full of purple, yellow and white, and all the insects, birds and other creatures that ultimately rely on flowers, seeds and leaves have had their best season for years. There may be more rain to come %u2013 March is not known as the most predictable of months %u2013 but whatever the weather, Lanzarote will sparkle.