3 days in la palma. the most beautiful of the 3 canarian islands i saw until now. much greener, much more natural than tenerife! la isla bonita, la isla verde.
one night in a cave. visiting friends who live there. so great, they own a mountain with a cave – in older times, not so long ago, many people in la palma lived in caves and so did h.’s mother and his grandparents, and now he does with his family. it’s a quite comfortable cave loft now, with a wooden floor, electricity, internet and cold water from the taps. and with an amazing view from a height of about 700m!
one and a half nights in a tree house. situated on a camping site with lots of caravans – originally i wanted to stay in one of these, to get a feeling of living in a caravan. but the tree house was an interesting alternative. reachable with a ladder or, alternatively, by balancing on a wall next to a deep water tank (which did not look very inviting). the door of the tree house could not be closed from the inside (i. e. it could but could not be opened from the inside). the shower is open air, under a gigantic fig tree. i’ll keep this camping site in mind as a possibility to stay there when coming back to the canaries in october.
most amazing place we found was the barranco de angustias … with flowing water at the bottom! first time i saw something like this for more than 2 years now. on tenerife, there is no water at the inland. in la palma there are also cascades!
we left la palma with the ferry at 4am and completed this amazing short trip with the gorgeous view of the sun rising behind tenerife, beautifully colouring the sky.
cave loft
1 month old kittens living in the cave
the treehouse
barranco
