And still no whales
December 17th, 2023 , 9:30
Had a slow day yesterday, but we did walk out to El Roque de La Bonanza and took photos. Saw the recreaction area, with swimming and large grilling area and we may go off there tomorrow if it’s warm. But otherwise just took it easy.
Today we had a taxi collect us to take us to La Restinga for a whale watching tour. As we headed off Joe got a message saying it was cancelled but we decided to go ahead as it would let us see more of the island. It was over an hour down to the south of the island and we walked around La Restinga and confirmed the cancellation. Watched people and boats and Joe took photos. We then decided instead of a taxi back we’d try out the buses. So got a bus about the time our tour would have started and headed back. Had a brief stop at El Pinar where we had to buy another ticket, but stayed on the same bus. Then to Valverde. We walked around a bit but it’s very steep roads and we weren’t sure where things were so we again looked out over the town and took photos before hopping on the bus to the Parador. We did see birds, goats, and cats! As well as people watching.
It was nice to see a bit more of the island. There are larger flat areas for agriculture than on La Gomera, but it also looks much more like a volcano with a lot of black rock and lava flows. There was also a pine forest we drove through. We could have seen more with a rental car but it was nice to sit back and let someone else drive! The roads are twisty as you have to climb up to get anywhere!
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