Section 05: Vallehermoso – Arure
We had originally planned this as a slightly longer segment, with a descent from Epina to Alojera and then back up to Arure. But the Reisebegleitung was not feeling too well, so we cut this part and walked straight through the parque nacional to Arure, saving us a few km and lots of descent/ascent. It…
Section 04: Vallehermoso – Emita Sta Clara – Vallerhermoso
A little round trip from Vallehermoso to explore the northern coast of the island. You will get nice (dry) forests, lots of hungry chickens and cats, abandonded settlements, boring churches, and beautiful ocean views galore. What’s not to like?! Plus gum trees, so a good follow-up on yesterday’s outback theme. 😀 Because we stayed at…
Section 03: Angulo – Vallehermoso
The third leg of our trek was another nice calf-burner, but also super beautiful. But first things first: What rhymes with Angulo? Gran culo! 😀 Nuff said. Well, after a nice breakfast at the only cafe that was open (at the bus stop, good croissants), we headed straight for the “red wall”. A relatively straight…
Section 02: Hermigua – Angulo
Just a very short section, quite welcome after the strenuous day before. But still a very nice climb from the coast up to Angulo. Plus lots of banana plantations, an aloe vera forest, and terraces that look like pyramids. The interesting thing about the banana plantations is that you walk right through them – whereas…
Section 01: San Sebastian – Hermigua
Fortunately, there are no direct flights from the mainland to La Gomera. Fortunately, because I think that’s what’s saved the island from suffering the same fate as Tenerife for example. It’s a striking difference – the big hotels and apartment blocks, high rises on Tenerife and the mostly provincial, relaxed feel on La Gomera. We…
Multi-day hiking on La Gomera
It’s probably no surprise when I tell you that La Gomera is perfect for hiking. Btw, there’s not much else you can do there and that’s part of the appeal, because it means less people. 🙂 The island itself is very small, so you can’t really get lost and it’s relatively easy to plan a…
BER has gotta die
I might have briefly mentioned it. BER sucks. And that’s really putting it mildly. We have both decided that we will not fly from BER anymore in the future unless it is a business class flight with dedicated priority lanes etc. We’d rather travel to Leipzig, Frankfurt, Munich by train and depart from there. The…
La Gomera Food
Well, who gives a shit about continuity anyway? Might as well start with the most important thing – food. 🙂 Short summary: Very good. Long form: While I always appreciate local cuisine, it can be hard to find delicious stuff for vegetarians in some places. If you like dead animals, especially fish, then no worries.…
Rheinsberg 09/2021
In the meantime, catching up on some old stuff. Some nice pics from our weekend trip to Rheinsberg in September 2021. Lots of mushrooms. Great ice cream, apparently some guy has “invented” real fruit ice cream here as well now. Well, one man’s invention is another man’s copy … but I won’t complain as long…
No shit, I finally did it
Yeah, I’ve now eliminated the last piece of G**gle from my life. Moved this good old blog from Blo**ot to my own webspace. Which turned out to be much easier than I’d feared. WordPress has a built-in importer for Blo**ot, worked like a charm. I think. Frankly, I’m not going to go look at all…