volcanos

Ok. Waking up because of the stupid alarm-roosters is not the worst and the sore muscles are normal now. Our confidence went back and so we decided to drive down south to explore the Teneguia and the San Antonio. Teneguia errupted back in 1971 and added some new beaches to the southern shore. Besides that, the whole pines around where burned. This summer big parts of the south stood aflame, but the vegetation is coming back. The canary pine is fireproof. It burns on the outside, and looses all its fir needles, but grows again.

This time we had our hiking boots and went on to explore the San Antonio and what should I say… we had about 1km to walk. Whatever we did in terms of gear and equipment, it seemed always wrong. Not quite, as the Tenequia was a little more challenging. You have a great view from atop the crater and stormy winds that try to blow you away. I really would like to witness an eruption. Back in 1971 Teneguia spit fire and melted rocks for a couple of weeks. After a funny oldschool movie about the volcanos and the island in general, in the nearby tourist center, we drove to Puerto Naos (new beach), the spot with the most beautiful beach on the island. Sure enough, the tourism is big there. Baywatch guys, towels and deck chairs all over the place. We enjoyed it anyway. Thanks to the Gulf stream, the atlantic is even warmer than Karins pool. Great.