Yesterday was a cloudy day but I had a spare hour with nothing to do, so I took my Phantom 3 4K about 5 miles from home and had a short flight, despite the poor light. The area I went to shows how volcanic eruptions in the past led to lava flowing over previously fertile land. You can see spurs of lava jutting into the vineyards and then reaching its limit, leaving the fertile land still available.
Because Lanzarote is situated within the area of the northeast trade winds there is often a stiff breeze, so to protect the vines from the wind the farmers keep them pruned low to the ground and protect them from the wind with stone walls. The more established vines tend to be planted in depressions with semi-circular stone walls protecting one or two vines, but the more recent ones are protected by long straight walls, making them easier to harvest. You can see both types of protection in this video.
Because Lanzarote is situated within the area of the northeast trade winds there is often a stiff breeze, so to protect the vines from the wind the farmers keep them pruned low to the ground and protect them from the wind with stone walls. The more established vines tend to be planted in depressions with semi-circular stone walls protecting one or two vines, but the more recent ones are protected by long straight walls, making them easier to harvest. You can see both types of protection in this video.
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