Places I Have Been :: Gran_Canaria_March_2010

Photos of my trip to Gran_Canaria_March_2010

We stayed in a cave-house in the village of Artenara
Our duplex cave-house!
Looking out from the front door
View from the road outside our cave-house
Becky on the road outside our cave-house
The last Sunday in February is the feast day of San Matias. the Patron Saint of Artenara
Statue of San Matias is paraded from the church and through the village
Parade of San Matias
Sun light through the trees on the approach to the Cuevas del Caballero
Near the Cuevas del Cabellero
Resting at the Cuevas del Caballero looking down over Tejeda
Face carved in the rock
On the climb to Roque Nublo
Clouds approaching the ridge before Roque Nublo
Follow the sign-post that points up hill!
The clouds always seem to roll in on me around lunch-time!
The final approach to Roque Nublo
A great view; even with the clouds
Clouds just over the ridge
Looking towards the coast
Roque Nublo (right) accompanied by
Roque Nublo, at 1,803m is the island's second highest peak
The remains of a 3.5million year old volcano
Roque Nublo in the far distance seen from the start of the walk to the Viewpoint of Altavista
View of Mount Teide, the active volcano on Tenerife
Mount Teide rising above the clouds
Looking back towards Artenara over the Acusa Plateau
Dramatic landscape
Watch out for the edge!!!
The path goes over the saddle on a sloping stone pavement
Must be nearly lunch-time; the clouds are coming in
View from the Degollada de Beccerra viewpoint
Mount Teide from the Degollada de Becerra viewpoint
More from the Degollada de Becerra viewpoint
More from the Degollada de Becerra viewpoint
More from the Degollada de Becerra viewpoint
More from the Degollada de Becerra viewpoint
More from the Degollada de Becerra viewpoint
More from the Degollada de Becerra viewpoint
On the dunes at Maspalomas
The dunes at Maspalomas
A strong gust of wind and that rock lands on the road!
Cave-houses sheltering under the Acusa Plateau
The cave-houses are dug out from the soft volcanic earth
Lots of these cave-houses are still in use, although often as weekend or holiday homes
A cluster of cave-houses
Cave-houses in the cliff
One advantage of a house in a cave in a cliff on the side of a plateau is the view from the front door!
Amazing landscape
With the plateau up to the right the cliff is littered with caves
The caves in this section of cliff formed a necropolis for the most important members of the aboriginal society
At the cairn on the highest point of the Acusa plateau
Sunset outside our cave-house
Sunset outside our cave-house
Sunset outside our cave-house
Sunset outside our cave-house
Sunset outside our cave-house
Becky sat in the doorway of our cave-house
Our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
Playing with my new camera in the garden of our cave-house
At the viewpoint at Pico de Las Nieves; at 1,942m the highest point on the island
The cloud rolling in at Pico de Las Nieves
From Pico de Las Nieves