Canary islands

Beginning – it was offered to me, I agreed. I agreed as I haven’t been there and haven’t got around with that. I joined journey to Canary islands to yacht there and see some of islands. All that we planned wasn’t realized (we didn’t manage to go to La Palma), but anyway it was interesting.

Yacht
Already going there I knew that I can not escape of feeding fishes. And it was so. Now I remember that with smile – feeding fishes in duet, going to WC (I really had to summon my strength to get off the deck), 17 hour sleeping on deck when waves in ocean are high and water comes over and in result got huge, nice bruise which seeing I got even scared :)

early morning on yacht

La Gomera
There is no bad weather, there is no appropriate clothes. Although I can not complaint on clothes I had, weather was bad. At coast (see level) sun was behind the clouds. Going up in hills – fog and rain. And all the time wind, wind, wind… nothing from expected warm holidays. Island itself (although it didn’t host us hospitable and we didn‘t want to return there) is small and very beautiful.

sights in La Gomera

El Hierro
Fantastic island. When America was not discovered, this was end of the world. There was nothing beyond it. And feeling really is that this is world’s end. There are almost no tourists, beaches are empty (just some hippies) and again wind, wind, wind. Here the sun showed up, but in the evenings – fog, clouds.
This island is the most beautiful of all visited. May be this impression is because one day we spent only for walk. Walking we felt what is lava (some places black and looks like cows pooh or artwork, some places filed with strewed irregulars stones), cliffs and banana plantation in green-houses. That all in morning walk.

volcano lava fields and cliffs

Bout midday we started to climb the Malpaso peak (1501m) – in the beginning we almost run out of water, later in stone fences and paths we found water tap. That gave us strength to finish what we wanted. Nature there is fantastic. From lava fields in coast, cactus fields, bushes and gigantic dandelions in about 800m height, to fairy pine forest with soft needle carpet, beautiful and aromatic bushes un thick fog closer to peak. Fairytale not island. Climb down was also unforgettable: full moon, clear sky, moon lighted up path. Just dancing elf missing.

<- El Sabinar – hundred year old juniper forest -> most beautiful beach in Canary islands

Tenerife
Tourist hangout ;) Coasts are rapid and rocky. Beaches full of tourists. Best in this island was climb in Teide. In the morning we didn’t manage to wake up as it was planned (we overslept about 30 minutes), but anyway… we saw sunrise in Teide crater. With car we draw up to approximately 2250m, left the car there and at 7:30 started climbing. Sunrise gave its magic to Teide. – colours and mightiness of hill was fantastic. Teide is 3718m height, but we didn’t get to peak (just 3555m) – we didn‘t have permissions. Rest of the Teide we saw driving Rent-a-car and stopping at Miradors (beautiful sight).

<- sunrise while climbing Teide -> NE part of Tenerife