Heute Morgen wachten wir auf und plötzlich war alles anders 🙂 Naja, maybe this is now something exaggerated, but with the tranquility it was over for the time. At the front of the harbor wall had a huge almost 300 Moored meter Crusaders. It was the Tui - "Mein Schiff 3" 2500 Passengers on board.

We we decided after breakfast quickly to look into the distance and to make our last trip to Playa de Santiago. The road through the mountains was now in glorious sunshine even more impressive and beautiful than on cloudy and rainy Wednesday.

Near Playa de Santiage has the only, larger resort and the island golf course. The place itself was but just as beautiful and tranquil, as we had hoped. In the harbor small fishing boats and a few small yachts at anchor or at the Mooring. Here, however, we did not want to come over with the SUMMER sure, because the threshold even got quite uncomfortable even at this beautiful and calm day in the harbor.

Along the beach and in the marketplace invited several restaurants and bars with their tables in the sun to linger. Since we could not resist, as so often, and ordered two refreshing Shandy.

After this short break we followed along the road and passed the airport. The terminal building looked new and somehow unused. Nowhere on the site we were able to discover an airplane. Here the mass tourism had not yet been introduced in any case 

Continue towards the island means the landscape changed and it was hilly and green. Not only goats were here on the way, After some time I even saw a donkey. The course should also be photographed. I carefully climbed through the Botany, to come to a suitable position photo. Quick donkey had discovered me. But he did not occur as expected the flight to, but he quickly turned around and moved screaming at me to. Dem war wohl langweilig 🙂 Gut, that he was tied for the guy I would probably not gotten rid of so easily

The nearest major town on our map turned out in reality to be so small, we decided, inserted here no stop and go right back to San Sebastian. Today we set out to, to eat in the small French restaurant, which had been placed us from the Department of JOY OF LIVE recommended;.

But first we wanted to give our rental car back. The garage of the lender was right in the old town, in the moment are quite a few sites. After we had traversed almost all kinds of roads, we finally stood before the entrance of the garage. Unfortunately, we arrived in the middle of the siesta, but the car we found the safe side from there. Who knows, how long we would go next time in the circle. Within walking distance of the car rental was certainly very easy to reach.

After a coffee and a stroll through the city then we gave the keys back and even took a short detour to the beach, before returning to the SUMMER. Meanwhile, peace was again has returned in the city and the last crusaders rushed to the harbor, so as not to miss their ship.

So in the evening we had the old town again for us. The French restaurant was even better than we had imagined it to be. Although the young man had only one card with a small selection but the dishes, it offers, are exclusive and very tasty. After we had shared four tapas, was just enough space for a small dessert and a delicious cappuccino (finally back with real cream).

As almost all the Canary Islands, La Gomera are everywhere, where it is possible, Cultivated bananas. Is beautiful, that the bananas do not grow here as in Tenerife behind films or networks, but the plantations are open everywhere on the terraces of the mountains.

Today we led our way north through the valley of Hermigua, probably the most abundant and productive valley on the island. But not only banana wine and other Ostsorten up here quite outstanding.

At the end of the valley on the edge of a small beach, we found right on the water, the remains of the old “Bootsdavits”. Here the bananas were at the beginning of the century loaded onto ships to England. With the construction of the port in San Sebastian davit was no longer needed. The metal structure was dismantled and sold, only the walls and pillars reminiscent of that era.

We went over Agulo Vallehermoso. Both villages are already one of the larger on the island, but are rather tiny and cozy in our eyes. Unfortunately the weather was uncomfortable only, the left turn our walks shorter and shorter with strong winds and gray clouds. In the car, it was back to warm and protected. Due to its location in the Atlantic prevails in the Canary Islands almost all year northeast wind, the often stormy fails in this season and many, has rainy clouds in luggage.

Nevertheless, we made a trip to the seaside, because in our card Parc Maritimo was drawn. What we had expected just below, I am also not entirely clear in retrospect. Aber hinter diesem Begriff verbirgt sich nichts weiter als ein gewöhnliches Schwimmbad 🙂 Wieder was gelernt.

As a last stop of our trip today we had planned Alojera, a village on the northwest side. At the deep black lava were really only a handful of small houses, but there was a small restaurant, where we enjoyed an early dinner. Besieged by numerous cats we were glad when we had succeeded, to eat the prawns without blackheads. Potatoes and mushrooms did not seem to inspire the band as. So they moved on to the next guests and tried their luck as.

On the way back we found, that we had to keep the fuel gauge of the car does not pay enough attention in the eye and "bone dry" the tank just before standing. Although the way to La Gomera are not so far, one should remember, that there is only one of the inhabitants adapted and thus limited number of stations. Good, dass diese sechs Stück auf unserer Karte auch eingezeichnet waren 🙂 So fuhren wir zurück nach Vallehermoso. The gas station we found immediately, Unfortunately, this was even just refueled. Well, still better than closed. So we waited patiently until the tank truck was finished and completed our own tank again brimming with gasoline on.

Relaxed we cruised back to San Sebastian and let the evening end comfortably in a video.

Das hatten wir nicht erwartet 🙂 Nachdem wir uns nach der „weiten Seereise“ am nächsten Tag etwas akklimatisiert hatten, we went on a discovery tour.

La Gomera to El Hiero, the smallest of the Canary Islands. Almost circular, it has a diameter of 25 Kilometers and is only 24.000 Inhabited people. We are having our SUMMER in the port of San Sebastian, the island's capital. We were already noticed when we arrived, that no hotel facilities defaced the coast. In contrast to the large islands here the ratio of population-tourist is very pleasant. It fit namely a maximum of 6400 Visitors to the small island. The airport is tiny and most likely to travel by ferry, arriving several times a day in San Sebastian.

So we walked once on the waterfront and along the beach. In a beautiful park right on the water of the Torre del Conde is, a defensive tower 15. Century. Then we ended up in the old town with narrow streets and pretty Canarian houses. Many small businesses were also no shopping to be desired and Bars, Restaurants and cafés invited you to relax.

But first we took care of a car, as the buses on the island (it subvert whole seven bus routes) but were not as frequent travelers. Dear first we wanted to be independent. We once had back luck. In just under two hours our car was available. Finally, we could treat ourselves with a good conscience a coffee in the sun. But first we made a quick trip to the tourist office and received a free German guide. Now nothing could go wrong more.

Highly Dietmar regret there is no highway to La Gomera and the roads do not charge an excessive speeds. But you can always go sporty, as I discovered a little later. Since I was almost "carsick" after a short time in the rocking. Hoffentlich wird das nicht die nächsten drei Tage so weiter gehen 🙂

For our first trip we had "Valle Grand Ray" chose us in the west of the island. We were hoping, perhaps to meet you here on the SY MELODY, had there been a stopover on the way to La Palma yesterday.

Our route took us through the national park "Garajonay", located in the center of the island in 1000 to 1400 Meters of altitude is above sea level and around 4000 Has square meters. Up in the mountains the temperature dropped quickly to seven degrees and in the dense clouds raining. So we did not have to think twice when we saw a hitchhiker on the roadside, wanted in our direction further. With his pink shirt and Floor Length (!!!!) Dreadlocks he looked out from some adventurous, but turned out to be nice and peaceful contemporary from Lake Constance, had ended up before a long time on the island.

In Valle we made our lunch right on the harbor in a tiny fish restaurant. The tapas were excellent and the price once again "frightening" low. Here the water was wonderfully warm and the seven degrees of the mountains were quickly forgotten.

After dinner we went for a dinner walk under the high and dangerously steep rocks of the cliff along. On the warning signs was clearly read in all languages ​​"passage banned because of falling rocks! Passieren nur auf eigene Gefahr“ Aber einen kleinen Dachschaden haben wir ja sowieso schon und blieben auch vor Schlimmeren bewahrt 🙂

At the end of the road we found a finca with a beautiful garden. Here, a group had settled on "Blumenkonder" from the '68 many years ago, and has been living the alternative life in their community and way of life. An der Eingangstür hing auf jeden Fall ein aktueller Wochenplan von Meditationen und Workshops aus 🙂 Da wollten wir nicht weiter stören 🙂

Further inland could be an exotic orchard with 160 visit different sorts of fruit and taste the different varieties of fruit. Sorry, but only on Tuesday and Friday, heute war aber Mittwoch 🙁 So haben wir aber einen schönen Grund, to come here once again.