Given most of our followers are in the UK, and it is currently January, we are probably now going to irritate most of you, with tales of good weather, Sorry!
This week started so windy, that the air was full of sand blown in from the Sahara Desert, it was not pleasant sitting out on the balcony, (“what a shame” we hear you all say!) however, the temperature has been OK, especially when compared to the UK, as we are nearly 2,000 miles south of Pocklington.
We will not revert to documenting our daily travel as we did with the narrow boat and motorhome last year, as the days here are not that different from each other, which is sort of the plan, to chill out and relax. We will however document some “highlights”.
Wednesday, we drove up to the Gran Canaria ‘national’ botanical gardens, which was well done, showcasing the different habitats around the island, pine forest, scrub land, and no surprise that the gardens were up the side of a steep ravine, so much so that to get to the restaurant on at the top, we actually went back to the car and drove around.
We have both been trying to run or walk most days, in an attempt to get little fitter. Rog has signed up for the Parish Walk in June. For those of you who have not heard of the Parish Walk, it is a walk to every Parish church on the Isle of Man, a mere 85 miles which must be completed in 24 hours… Rog is planning on starting the Parish Walk with no intention of finishing it, he will probably do the 32 miles from Douglas to Peel.
Saturday, we booked a ½ day boat trip, with Blue M Boat, out of Puerto de Mogan (in the south of the island). Thankfully the weather has turned, it is now less windy and the sea is calm. We managed to see a large number of Striped Dolphins, with lots of mothers and calves.
The south of the island is a very different landscape from the north west, where the apartment is, the south is a lot hillier and less developed, due to the more challenging terrain. Illustrated by the main road to the south, which appeared to be either tunnel or bridge!Sunday, the best weather so far, we sat on the balcony in the sun, reading and watching the planes go overhead (we are 7 km from the airport), the boats and people swimming in the sea. We both managed 3.5 / 4 mile walk today.
Travurple 