Caldera de Taburiente
Caldera, here we come. This time we woke up the cocks, as we set our alarm clock really early. Small breakfast, check of equipment and off we drove. When we reached Barranco de las Angustias, where a shuttle taxi was waiting for us. We shared the costs with three other visitors and where off with 10 Euro. One hour later, we reached Mirador de los Brecitos where our journey started. From there on, the way was a constant descend with small upwards passages – take a look.
It is hard to pack all the details into text as there is so much to see. Every turn of the way you see different trees, rocks and formations. It is an absolute must for every visitor of the island and hikers alike. A really spectacular national park, with an constantly changing fauna and flora. Just take a look a the pictures.
The last half of the track we reached the riverbed and followed it with a short detour to the Colores, a colorful waterfall. We made it in 5 and a half hours and we took it slow, made lots of stops, took pictures or ate our boccadillos. It was by far the easiest trip of the holiday – long but really easy to walk and it was absolutely one, if not the most stunning part of the island. I have to say that those few hours where far too less time – we only got a slight impression of the great views and nature around.
That night Karin and Luca came over and we hat a nice dinner together – our goodbye dinner, so to say as the next visitors where about to come next day. We thought it would be a good idea to spend the last 4 days in Santa Cruze to get used to the life back home. Sad…. we would rather have stayed longer.
