Gran Canaria - 18 October
Dearloves
Wed 26 Oct 2005 11:27
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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
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