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.