Thursday, 25 May 2017

Coach trip to the west of the island (1)

Car hire is cheap on the island but we decided to go on several excursions so that we could both enjoy the views. We weren't disappointed!

Our first visit took us to the west and north-west, taking the fast motorway past all the big tourist resorts in the south of the island.

Los Gigantes, aptly namd mountains plunging into the sea
Temperature inversion: clouds rolling down from the heights


The view from the tops was breathtaking - that's La Palma on the horizon.
Even the dandelions were different!
Another good reason for taking the coach: this was our onward route!

The beautiful village of Masca with its 90 inhabitants...
...only connected by passable roads in recent years...
...and once a pirate hide-out, even if it's a 3-hour hike to the coast!

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