2 april 2022, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
At the foot of the mountains, we popped into Puerto de Mogan, apparently known as a little Venice for its canals. Absolutely not! It was a relatively small bay, crowded with a human chaos of touristsMeer informatie
SpanjeCanary IslandsSanta Cruz de TenerifeLa Fortaleza28°30’33” N 16°16’7” W
3 april 2022, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Today's lesson - do not assume a hiking route will be over and down...some of them just go up, and up, and up.
We arrived early into Tenerife, and seeing the beautiful scenery of Santa Cruz, plottedMeer informatie
SpanjeCanary IslandsSanta Cruz de TenerifeLa Fortaleza28°31’8” N 16°16’9” W
3 april 2022, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The route we were following up was the Cam Real. At the top of the path marked on Google, there was a short break before a different path continued (which I thought, mistakenly, would be downhill...).Meer informatie
SpanjeCanary IslandsSan Cristóbal de La LagunaBatán de Arriba28°31’28” N 16°16’25” W
3 april 2022, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
As we crossed onto a new path, roughly where the Barranco de Aguirre hiking path was marked, it became quickly and painfully apparent that 'downhill' was not in our near future. Instead, the path onceMeer informatie
SpanjeCanary IslandsSan Cristóbal de La LagunaLas Mercedes28°31’17” N 16°17’3” W
3 april 2022, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We wound around the second valley and into a third, able to catch a glimpse of the sea out of the base of the valley. We passed even more remote mountainside homes, before ascending the final fewMeer informatie
SpanjeCanary IslandsArrecifeCharco de San Ginés28°57’44” N 13°32’47” W
4 april 2022, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We were prepared for an underwhelming stop in Lanzarote. We weren't disappointed. Having spent days sightseeing, driving and hiking, the island of Lanzarote appeared quote lacklustre from theMeer informatie
PortugalMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaPraça do Povo32°38’45” N 16°54’29” W
5 april 2022, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The overnight transit to Madeira was irritating. The seas were rough with 45 knot winds, which made for significant pitch and roll. None of which bothered us, except our room has two bunks folded upMeer informatie
PortugalMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaMarina do Funchal32°38’46” N 16°54’42” W
5 april 2022, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
From the shore, we wandered along the front to a fort, before turning to town and heading along narrow alleys lined with restaurant tables and brilliant and eclectic street art. Unlike Lisbon, theMeer informatie
North Atlantic Ocean 37°31’42” N 12°36’56” W
6 april 2022, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Yesterday was a day at sea. So short of the formal night, it was a fairly relaxed day, watching Instinct and MacGyver and taking advantage of the food on ship!
SpanjeGaliciaVigoCastelo do Castro42°13’57” N 8°43’35” W
7 april 2022, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
So, firstly, an inside cabin with no phone signal means your phone does not automatically update to local time...which is a slight issue for an alarm. Nonetheless, we managed to get up about 8.15amMeer informatie
