Our Island Home

Life is ticking along nicely on the island, we are enjoying our time here & making the most of it.  We have had a few busy months hosting guests and travelling. Our friend Agota visited us from London in April - she is a keen traveller who wasn't afraid to jump on a bus and go exploring. We celebrated her birthday down south watching the sunset over Teide - the highest peak in Spain (which is on Tenerife island). We drank champagne and ate the most delicious meal we have had since we have been on the island. We visited the mountains with Ag and stayed in a lovely country air bnb, where we were delivered a huge box of freshly picked fruit and veg from a local farmer. Homemade guacamole & potato salad were whipped up for dinner, overlooking the beautiful Tejeda crater in the centre of the island. Not bad, not bad at all! Our delicious desserts - fried & caramelised local cheese, YUM! Taste Meson, Arguineguin Birthday cocktails in Las Palmas Reunite...

...The saddle of the mountains, that is... It turns out that the middle of this island, an island which has a diameter of around 50 ks (tiiiiiiny), is a beautiful oasis of peaceful rugged mountains and hiking trails! It is so refreshing to know that there is somewhere other than the crowded, ugly-building-crammed southern beaches to escape to. Artenara Brad and I set off on the local bus for the highest town on Gran Canaria, Artenara, which is 1270m above sea level. The bus ride was an adventure all on its own, much like our experiences in Bolivia, except this time with the luxury of asphalt roads and safety barriers! View of the ocean from Artenara We stayed in the most amazing Cave Hostel up in Artenara, which was literally situated IN the side of a hill, with hiking trails at its doorstep. The indigenous people of the island were said to live in caves in the area and there are old cave paintings scattered along the walking trails. Every morning when we wo...