ИспанияCanary IslandsSan Bartolomé de TirajanaPlaya del InglesPunta de Maspalomas27°44’40” N 15°34’30” W
2 апреля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 touristsЧитать далее
ИспанияCanary IslandsSanta Cruz de TenerifeLa Fortaleza28°30’33” N 16°16’7” W
3 апреля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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, plottedЧитать далее
ИспанияCanary IslandsSanta Cruz de TenerifeLa Fortaleza28°31’8” N 16°16’9” W
3 апреля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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...).Читать далее
ИспанияCanary IslandsSan Cristóbal de La LagunaBatán de Arriba28°31’28” N 16°16’25” W
3 апреля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 onceЧитать далее
ИспанияCanary IslandsSan Cristóbal de La LagunaLas Mercedes28°31’17” N 16°17’3” W
3 апреля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 fewЧитать далее
ИспанияCanary IslandsArrecifeCharco de San Ginés28°57’44” N 13°32’47” W
4 апреля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ПортугалияMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaPraça do Povo32°38’45” N 16°54’29” W
5 апреля 2022 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 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 upЧитать далее
ПортугалияMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaMarina do Funchal32°38’46” N 16°54’42” W
5 апреля 2022 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 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, theЧитать далее
North Atlantic Ocean 37°31’42” N 12°36’56” W
6 апреля 2022 г., 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!
ИспанияGaliciaVigoCastelo do Castro42°13’57” N 8°43’35” W
7 апреля 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 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 8.15amЧитать далее
