Garajonay San Sebastián de la Gomera

's Morgens goed op tijd uit de veren zodat we niet op 't warmste moment van de dag nog aan het wandelen zijn!<br><br>Net zoals al de andere morgens stiekem een lunchpakket klaarmaken om uit ons half-pension hotel te smokkelen zodat we gene honger lijden!<br>Vervolgens weer met onze racebak koers zetten naar het centrum van 't eiland.<br><br>Rond half 10 vertrekken we beneden aan de parking.<br>Op 2364m hoogte vertrekken we...<br>Na goed drie uurtjes wandelen zijn we boven aan de aankomst van ...

Vandaag eerst maar terug naar Santa Cruz om onze toelating voor de Teide te halen. Blijkt ook maar een formaliteit te zijn.<br>En aan het enthousiasme van de ambtenaar te zien, doet hij zijn job bijzonder graag. Pffft...<br><br>Na dit verplichte nummertje gaan we een wandeling doen in de buurt van Vilaflor.<br><br>Op aanraden van de ...

... van het eiland bewolkt uit, dan kan het hier toch zonnig zijn omdat het boven de wolken uitsteekt.<br>De routes variëren in moeilijkheid van 3 t/m 8a+, in lengte van 7 t/m 45 meter en er is voor ieder wat wils: van korte, krachtige daken met geboorde gaten tot klassieke spleetroutes.<br><br>Vrij ruwe steen waardoor de vingertoppen op het einde van de dag wel eens pijn kunnen doen!

... ranks high in the spectacular stakes, and after all those Greek transfers the winding road up is no longer a worry! We walked the whole way from Playa Paraiso back to Los Cristianos, partly on hilly rocky tracks and partly on the seafront prom, and have also found one or two quiet beaches and some splendid over cliff walks to the apparent ghost town of Palm Mar. Andy has also achieved his ambition of getting from Adeje to Arona over the cliff ...

What a great place to celebrate a birthday - warm and sunny and on holiday. A bit of a change from the UK where it would no doubt be cold, dark and wet, and nobody would have any money because they'd spent it all at Christmas and hadn't been paid in January yet... Anyway, started the day with coffee and fresh paw paw, and then headed off for a cycle north of SS. The first part involved climbing up to the top of town, and ...

... I did get the view of Gran Canaria so have seen five of the seven Canaries in this trip, and Andy thinks he could just see Fuerteventura and Lanzarote from the top.<br>In addition to all the wonderful things we´ve seen, we´ll take back some more everyday memories of Tenerife. These include:<br>-swimming in the sea in December at Playa del Duque, with the backdrop of the splendid hotel and the even more splendid mountains, sometimes covered in black cloud while we bask in ...

... but friendly landlady of the Casa Lolita and rolled round to Valle Gran Rey. We were again accosted at the port (people do this if you have backpacks) and settled on the apartment offered by the happily multilingual Adolf - Valle Gran Rey is as German-dominated as Las Americas is by the British. The valley was the home of the main chieftain of La Gomera before the Spanish conquest (el grand queso?) and is as majestic as the name implies, a colossal four kilometre long ...

... mountain<br>air. The buses are insanely cheap, especially with the magic Bonobus<br>card, so it´s worth the effort.Currently<br>planning to go to La Gomera for a week or so and we´re booked on a<br>ferry on Saturday. And I managed a short conversation in Spanish today<br>- oh, the sense of triumph!The<br>apartment has become a proper home from home, today was tea on the<br>balcony while listening to the new smart washing machine go round. We<br>travellers appreciate the small things!

... Americas for the architecture, but it is all done for the convenience of the visitor and a lot of work goes into making it look good - planting, painting etc. It is almost Disneyesque in places! The setting cannot be faulted, between the sea and the mountains - our bargain apartment has an unexpectedly colossal terrace with a 270 degree view over the water, the land and the resort - makes for great sunsets.<br><br>We are here for R and R ...

... Refusal´ when I decided I was no longer having fun!We walked past La Caleta to the Tenerife hippy colony, a different world not far from all the mayhem. This led to even more wonderful views - plus relief that we didn´t stay in Playa Paraiso ´- and a drink at the bar in El Puertito, a one horse town where even the horse has the day off. So even Tenerife has its quiet spots.Anyway, here on La Gomera there´s no neon, no touts ...