Hikes

In the Parque Natural de los Volcanes, a narrow footpath begins at a car park near Mancha Blanca, leading past a smaller caldera, the Montaña La Calderata, and then up to the rim of the Caldera Blanca. The name Caldera Blanca (meaning ‘White Cauldron’) is very apt for the whitish appearance of the two craters. […]

From 1730 to 1736, the island was hit by a series of volcanic eruptions, producing 32 new volcanoes in a stretch of 18 kilometres. Lava covered a quarter of the island’s surface, including the most fertile soil and 11 villages. Until then, Lanzarote was the main exporter of wheat and cereals to the central islands of

We had left Maspalomas in the late afternoon, to already drive a bit into the mountains, as we were eager to explore the peaks of Gran Canaria next. We stopped at the Mirador de la Degollada de las Yeguas for the night. Many people came there for sunset and stayed until it was completely dark

From Puerto Mogán we drove inland past the village of Mogán to visit the colourful rocks called “Azulejos”, as they are as colourful as tiles we presume. And colourful they are! When we had rounded the last bend, we were excited. Especially the turquoise was a colour which you don’t see often in nature. We

We had arrived from Tenerife with Fred Olsen at the port of Agaete and started to explore Gran Canaria from there. Around the harbour are beaches and restaurants, but we also did a hike along the coast. We planned to go to a little beach further south, but the access was closed because of road

From La Restinga, we had driven up to the Mirador de Las Playas. The playas (beaches) were about 1,000 metres below us and the view was spectacular. Even short after sunset, we had a good view of La Gomera, Tenerife and especially the Teide. We were already back at the car, when the colours of

We have heard about the famous trees of El Hierro, the Sabinas, a juniper tree which bends down to withstand the strong winds. The Sabina is the symbol of the island, included in their coat of arms and El Sabinar is the place to find them, so we left our mountain and drove down over

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

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

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