As it was already dark, when we arrived in El Hierro, we just parked next to the port, went for a short walk along the beach and left everything else for the next day. We decided to explore first to the south along the coast, on a road which ends after some beaches. Immediately we […]
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We had already booked the ferry back to Tenerife, but there were some places we still had to explore at La Palma. The first was the silk production in El Paso. As a knitter, Cordy is especially interested in the production of yarn, and the silk manufacturing in El Paso is an exceptional place. The
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After our very impressive hike over the new volcano, we had decided to go further south to discover more of them. Our destination was Fuencaliente, where we drove all the way down to the sea and the lighthouses. From there, we intended to explore the area. The next morning, we took the bus from the
We had met our guide in Las Manchas, just below the volcano. Together, we got into a small bus and were driven past El Paso up the Cumbre Vieja, where our hike started. Immediately we were walking on the ash and Lapilli – little stones – of the eruption. On the way, our guide told
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From Tijarafe it was a spectacular drive along the mountains and down to Los Llanos de Aridane. Already from the road, we could see the lava flow of 2021. It had destroyed houses, farms and all the roads, cutting off the connection to the south. We could use the new road, which had been reconstructed,
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We had decided to risk the drive up the mountain that day, in the hope that the weather would improve in the afternoon or that the clouds are hanging low enough. The road is good but very steep. We had 15% of increase and narrow hairpins all the way up. To be as light as
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There is a good road leading around the north of the island, just that it winds in innumerable bends along the mountains at a height up to 1100 metres above the sea. We saw the first cluster of Dragon trees, many steep valleys with cloud forests and came past a big pine. In the west,
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After our hike, we had driven first to Los Sauces when we decided to go down to the coast. The navigation led us next to the church on a road which was right at the beginning as steep as a staircase in a building. Luckily, an oncoming pick-up driver warned us not to take this
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We had chosen the Cubo de La Galga hike, to get into the cloud forest of La Palma. There is a parking, but with our big camper, we found a good spot at the old road, used before the tunnel was built. You can spot us in the left upper corner. It was overcast with
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We had left the coast, as the sea was making a lot of noise day and night, and had driven up the hill to some big supermarkets where we did our shopping and also stayed for the night. The next morning it was a splendid day, and we decided to walk from here to Breña
