Santa Cruz
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Abandoned trip to the Caldera: Tuesday 20th October
Today I had planned to move to the Rivendell Centre located deep within the Caldera on the other side of the island. I packed my bags went to a local cafe to have breakfast before checking out of Pension Cubana. While having breakfast Alison who runs Rivendell called me to warn me that a storm was approaching and that I should leave now otherwise the main road over the top of the island may get closed. I rushed back to the pension and quickly checked out. I loaded up the car and just as I started to drive out of the town I received a call from Alison to tell me…
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Finding my way around Isla de La Palma: Sunday 18th October
I woke at 7 am and walked 5 minutes down to Santa Cruz beach to watch the sunrise. It was a partially cloudy morning and I could see the island of Tenerife in the distance where the sun rose. From the beach I could see the steep hills and laurel forests rising behind the town which were shrouded in cloud. I brought breakfast from the supermarket and returned to the pension to search online for apartments to rent longer-term. After breakfast I drove to the other side of the island to explore a bit and to check out the location of some accommodation I had seen online. The other side…
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Bristol to La Gomera – Sat 17th October
I stayed overnight in the OYO Winford Manor near Bristol Airport as I had an early flight to Tenerife in the morning. Yesterday afternoon I caught a Megabus from Exeter to Bristol Airport and then a took a taxi to Winford Manor. I had to wake at 4 am to take a taxi back to the airport which was only a 10 min ride away. When I arrived at 4.30 am the Ryanair check-in desk had just opened and it only took 10 minutes to complete the bag drop and walk through the security as the airport was quiet. The flight was due to depart on time at 6.20 am.…