Alojera (beach)
27. Januar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I live in Alojera, with a wonderful view of the beach.
Alojera is located away from major roads and stretches from the coach (beach) up to a height of around 400m where the first houses are. You canWeiterlesen
Banda de las Rosas
28. Januar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Banda de las Rosas is a village at the upper end of the Valle Hermoso.
I love the Valle Hermoso because time is long here and tourists are far away. Every now and then someone gets lost here, butWeiterlesen
Same business as every workation
30. Januar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
I love ❤️ freshly squeezed orange juice 🍊🍊🍊 very much. Almost every day during the orange harvest season, I squeeze a few oranges into juice. When I have visitors, like Heidrun and RainerWeiterlesen
Frangollo
30. Januar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Today I had my first frangollo 😊.
Frangollo is a Canarian dessert dish, made from milk, millet or maize flour, lemon, eggs, sugar, butter, raisins, almonds and cinnamon.
Many variationsWeiterlesen
Aeropuerto de La Gomera
30. Januar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
La Gomera Airport is located in the municipality of Alajeró and is twelve kilometers (as the crow flies) from the island's capital, San Sebastián de La Gomera. The shortest road connection is 33Weiterlesen
Taller De Artesanía - Arte en Piel
31. Januar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
My neighbor recommended this craft shop, so we stopped today when we drove to the Valle to swim.
Arte enPiel has been known for years for its hand-made shoes and leather goods of a special kind.
IfWeiterlesen
Mirador de El Santo
31. Januar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
The Mirador del Santo viewpoint is located in the western part of the island, near the village of Arure.
The Mirador owes its name to the Ermita del Santo chapel, not far from it. From this viewpointWeiterlesen
Bar Terraza La Chalana
1. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We found a cozy beach bar in Playa Santiago. I thought about eating tapas there, but I wasn't hungry yet and the kitchen didn't look very trustworthy. But the location is great and the waiters areWeiterlesen
Playa Santiago
1. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The town of Playa Santiago was originally a small fishing village and experienced its first boom at the beginning of the 20th century through the extensive cultivation of agricultural products such asWeiterlesen
Cliff fishermen
2. Februar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
When the weather permits, i.e. when there is not too much wind, the cliff fishermen stand at the front of the pier. 🎣🌊
I got the number of one of them from my neighbor. I will try to get a fishWeiterlesen
El Hierro
2. Februar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
From my balcony I can see two islands, La Palma and El Hierro. This is El Hierro (hierro: Spanish for iron, derived from the earlier Italian name Ferro).
It is the westernmost of the Canary IslandsWeiterlesen
Teide
3. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
On the way to Vallehermoso I have to go over the mountain. I drive from sea level to about 1000m and then back down again. At the top I have a great view and when it's clear I can see the Teide.
TheWeiterlesen
Chorros de Epina (waters of legend)
4. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The inhabitants of a mostly arid island like La Gomera have always maintained a special relationship with water. It is hardly surprising therefore, that there are legends concerning some of theWeiterlesen
Guillama & Roques de Arguamul
4. Februar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Today we drove to the Barranco San Juan, which I have never been to before and which I have always wanted to go to.
The track that leads from Tazo to Arguamul ends in Guillama, a picturesque districtWeiterlesen
Jardin Botanico del Descubrimiento
5. Februar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
On the road from Vallehermoso down to the beach, an angular concrete building catches the eye on the right. Behind it is the Vallehermoso Botanical Garden.
The building belonged to David Bramwell (25Weiterlesen
Castillo del mar
5. Februar in Spanien ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
At the playa the Vallehermoso you can find the Castillo del mar. It was formerly known as Empaquetadora de plátanos, Pescante or Castillo.
It is a former banana loading station.
Since 1890, allWeiterlesen
Pescante de Hermigua
6. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today I went swimming in the sea pool at the Pescante de Hermigua. In winter, Hermigua usually has very powerful waves, so swimming in the pool is only advisable at low tide.
The Pescantes wereWeiterlesen
Breakfast club
7. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
You all know: late breakfast or brunch is my favorite meal. When I don’t work, I like to celebrate breakfast. With Heidrun this works awfully well because she has the same preferred breakfast time:Weiterlesen
Sunset
7. Februar in Spanien ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Today's sunset and some more 😍❤️
Restaurante El Faro - Pescado y más
8. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We ate here for the second time on Rainer's birthday.
The restaurant is called El Faro and is in Hermigua down by the beach with a view of the Pescante.
The landlady is a real treasure and hasWeiterlesen
Bar Restaurante Taguluche
9. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today we drove to Taguluche again.
Since we wanted to get water from the spring, we just drove further on to stop by the restaurant in Taguluche.
The owner is currently on vacation and his motherWeiterlesen
Sunshine kitchen
10. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I have to show you my sunshine kitchen. It’s the second time I have such a wonderful sunshine kitchen during workation.
There is only one restaurant near by, the next ones are round about half anWeiterlesen
Microclimate
11. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Once again I managed to find an apartment in a microclimate.
Alojera is in the west of the island and since the Canary Islands are in the northeast trade winds, it is on the side facing away from theWeiterlesen
Cementerio San Jose- Alojera
12. Februar in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today I stayed at home, but I would like to show you the photos I took recently of the cemetery here in Alojera. It was one of the few cloudy days and I think that puts everything in a fitting light.


































































































































































































Reisender
ich habs nicht so braun/grau in Erinnerung. Vielleicht ist es aber nur das Licht, das die Gegend vegetationslos erscheinen lässt
Reisenderja, das ist das licht und die calima. eigentlich isses recht grün, weil wir hier ja schon ein bisschen vom NO-passat mitbekommen. es kommt im vergleich zum valle etwas wasser die bächlein runter.