Caldera de Taburiente

Another sunny and warm day with a complete contrast between the east of the island which was cloudy and, after emerging from the road tunnel through the Cumbre Vieja, the west of the island which was sunny.
The coach picked up some Spanish and German tourists before continuing to the Caldera de Taburiente via a steep and narrow road which descended into the Barranco de las Angustias before ascending the other side to reach Los Brecitos, the starting point of the hike.
The hike started in pine forests, following the contours of the side of the Caldera. Then the path descended to reach a stream where we stopped to have lunch.
Rather than taking the easier path around Caldera to make a more gentle descent, we took a narrow and steep path straight down before reaching the valley floor and taking photos at a waterfall with multi-coloured rock.
We carried on down the Barranco, criss-crossing a stream and clambering over rocks occasionally before rejoining the coach.
The hike was 12km with 200m of ascent and 1000m of descent.
After stopping for a beer in Los Llanos, we returned to Santa Cruz after a great day.
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