Pics and other stuff

OK, time to resume some walk descriptions after a long break. We haven't done a lot of walking here on Gran Canaria yet - partially...

At last, after almost a year of thinking about it, I am writing about two flamenco -themed photosessions that we had on Fuerteventura wi...

In line with our moving plans, there are almost no place left on Fuerteventura where I really wanted to go and didn’t get yet.* Last w...

A view towards Villa Winter from Degollada de Cofete (Cofete Pass) Cofete is one of the places on Fuerteventura where I always wanted t...

Face of the barranco. Chess Pieces. Moai of Fuerteventura. Take your pick I wanted to find this particular ravine, El Barranco de Los ...

We didn’t have much luck with the sun during this excursion. One of a few small pools of light on the landscape Montaña de la Arena is ...

While Europe is getting an unhealthy share of snow and cold, it’s getting hot and summery here on Fuerteventura. So I figured it’s time ...

The urge to climb and then jump off the sharp rock is irresistible to some Last Saturday we went for a long walk with my former Spanis...

Anybody who knows anything at all about me knows that I like flowers. And in Puerto de La Cruz there are at least two big gardens. So I we...

I've heard many times that the carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is something worth watching. "Second biggest in the world...

I was looking in the direction of Tindaya for quite some time, figuring out how to get there without a car. It’s possible, but tricky, a...

On Friday I had another go at Ecanfraga. This time I thought, “ok, I couldn’t go around it before, but I did go half way up. Now, I will...

I was going to walk around Montaña de Ecanfraga, a big mountain close to Villaverde, ever since my excellent map arrived. Map shows two...

Last week my friend was staying with us. He is a lot less nervous driver than I and together we managed to visit some places on Fuerteven...

Today, me and Yuri went to El Cotillo in the evening to catch a sunset. Corralejo looks to the east, and I am not an early riser normall...

Yet another report from the dunes. The cracked and apparently dry surface above is the bottom of a former large pool of rainwater, sort ...

Essentially the same route as here , but this time I did the slightly longer version that ends up in La Oliva, following the trans-Fuert...

I was waiting and checking, waiting and checking, and the flowers finally appeared. It’s not what you may call a field of flowers, but y...

Today I decided to go and check out the dunes after the big rain of last week. Now, the authorities (and I can’t even tell which ones...

Our initial intention was to go from Lajares to La Oliva, but that is a litte bit longer and it was very hot today again, so we decided to...