Lanzarote

Finally back in the Canaries! After several times Fuerteventura now Lanzarote. From tomorrow I'll have a car and I'll be mobile. I've already "fed" Komoot with planned hikes 🤗😃

This hike is based on No. 15 in the Kompass hiking guide. However, I made a round trip out of it and went clockwise because of the NE wind, so that I didn't always have the wind from the front. I thought the added stretch through the fields between Guatiza and Mala was boring, but it was interesting… leggi altro

This hike corresponds to No. 8 in the Kompass hiking guide. I enjoyed it very much. The sticks were a necessary accessory for surefootedness and to protect my knees.

Arriving at the holiday resort of Puerto del Carmen on Lanzarote, I am greeted by rainy weather. With an umbrella but no problem to explore the place. I hiked from the eastern end of town to the marina. Since rain was imminent again, I didn't feel like waiting for the bus to go back and took a taxi.

Actually, there should be two volcanoes today. The Cuervo, which can be explored practically at ground level, and a circuit around another. Of course, I had underestimated that on the plateau at 300 m with an overcast sky and wind force 5 to 6 it feels significantly cooler than the measured 17° C. I… leggi altro

Today's hike is based on #22 in the Compass Guide. He is committed to a longer off-grid section, which I was not comfortable with. He also planned the steep passage on the Montaña Guardilama as a descent. I prefer to walk uphill on such paths with lava gravel. So I reversed the tour, which also opened… leggi altro