Gran Canaria - 18 October

Dearloves
Wed 26 Oct 2005 11:27

Having hired a car, we set out on a tour of the northern half of the island:
 
Coast View
 
We stopped on the West Coast, near San Nicolas, for lunch, and saw some amazing waves.  It was actually a very calm day and we were wondering what it would be like in bad weather.
 
Pip just manages to dodge a wave
 
The Hire Car (which the children loved)
 
Mountain Road (note the caves on the rockface)
 
The scenery was spectacular, and there was often a sheer drop at the edge of the road.  Fortunately we didn't end up like this:
 
Upturned car on river bed
 
Dam
 
We reached the village at the top of the mountain (1400m) and found a house with a perfect rose garden!  The climate was quite like home at that altitude.
 
 
 
The above is Roque Bentaiga, worshipped by the ancient indiginous people of the Canaries. 
 
 
We saw quite a few caves which had obviously been used as houses, and also many caves which had had a house exterior added, like the above.
 
Cactus Fruit
 
Cactus (diameter around 10m)
 
Hope they don't fall on us...
 
Perfect Palms