AngliaSouthampton50°54’18” N 1°25’48” W
9 kwietnia 2022, Anglia ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
The last day at sea was a little rough, although less than we expected given the captain's warning not to leave things on tables and to expect notable roll as we crossed the Bay of Biscay in 50 knot Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaGaliciaVigoCastelo do Castro42°13’57” N 8°43’35” W
7 kwietnia 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ☁️ 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 8.15am Czytaj więcej
North Atlantic Ocean 37°31’42” N 12°36’56” W
6 kwietnia 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!
PortugaliaMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaMarina do Funchal32°38’46” N 16°54’42” W
5 kwietnia 2022, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 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, the Czytaj więcej
PortugaliaMadeiraFunchalSanta LuziaPraça do Povo32°38’45” N 16°54’29” W
5 kwietnia 2022, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 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 up Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCanary IslandsArrecifeCharco de San Ginés28°57’44” N 13°32’47” W
4 kwietnia 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 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 the Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCanary IslandsSan Cristóbal de La LagunaLas Mercedes28°31’17” N 16°17’3” W
3 kwietnia 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 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 few Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCanary IslandsSan Cristóbal de La LagunaBatán de Arriba28°31’28” N 16°16’25” W
3 kwietnia 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 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 once Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCanary IslandsSanta Cruz de TenerifeLa Fortaleza28°31’8” N 16°16’9” W
3 kwietnia 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ⛅ 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...). Czytaj więcej
HiszpaniaCanary IslandsSanta Cruz de TenerifeLa Fortaleza28°30’33” N 16°16’7” W
3 kwietnia 2022, Hiszpania ⋅ ☀️ 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, plotted Czytaj więcej
