Postcards Home

Back in our old apartment from last year, much better than the hole we just stayed in near Las Canteras beach.

Staying in a winter retirement village for few day, and boy do we feel young!

This was a surprise, this is a great place to snorkel, red crabs on the rocks.

Needed a swim today, so hopped on a bus to Teresitas. Beautiful spot. Not much to see underwater but good swimming. Now for a lager.

quick strole in the hills now, well that was the plan, turned into quite a hike.

Here again in Santa Cruz waiting for a ferry. Nice place to spend a few days. Good food and a great beach.

It was a bus from Los Llanos to Los Canarios today to climb up a hill at the end. Too cloudy up top though so we walked back, 25km; my feet hurt!

Sea is quite calm here today but the water is still too murky to see anything much snorkelling.

Staying in Los Llanos De Aaridane again. This is I think our favourite town in the Canary Islands. So laid back.

Didn't do the caldera walk last year, came back to do it this year. Well worth it. Earned a beer!

A bus through a lunar landscape to Playa Blanca, enjoying here, bit windy mind you.

First time in years I grew a backbone and hired a car to drive round in La Palma. Great choice. Taxis are too bloody expensive here.

liking it in Puerto de la Cruz. It is not like the beach resorts of the south, it is much more interesting, but not at warm!

Huge overnight ferry from Santa Cruz to Santa Cruz! Tenerife to La Palma. Almost empty.

Final day at Valle Gran Rey, the water here is now nearly clear.

Adorably cute little fishing village on the north coast of Lanzarote. No boozy Brits here, Orzola was as a pleasant surprise.

Went whale watching today. Loved the first hour. Felt sea sick, still feel like I'm going up and down with the boat on dry land.

Man flu, I have man flu, all this way to snorkel here and I feel shit. Still I went in with my wetsuit on. diving was painful!

Found a couple of great apartments in La Palma, and few bad ones.

Stuck in this place for a few days waiting for a ferry to somewhere nicer. Swimming is OK, the town need work.

2 days in San Sebastion and we find a fiesta. Like this place, mental note, revisit.

Trudged up a stream over an assault course to get to a waterfall. Lots of hippies selling craft stuff on the way. Good lifestyle.

Ended up absolutely freezing having swam with a large cuttle fish in one of the bays here in Playa Blanca. Fabulous. But my hands went white.

Found a nice little spot to snorkel, about 1km to the east of Orzola ina little bay, bery interesting rock formations above and below water.

Visited more pharmacies than restaurants, searching for Spanish treatments for man flu. Gripe del hombre (it does not translate)

Booking for 4 days here in January was a mistake. Weather very bad and stuck in a César Manrique style, uncomfortable accommodation. We are leaving early, sod the money.

Staying in a semi hippy, semi middle aged German resort, love it, no chip shops. Scenery stunning, cliffs all around.