So had breakfast, no champagne because at 10ish we collected our rental car. Joe had mapped out a looped route to the north of the island and through Garajonay National Park. Today was more a scouting mission just to see what it was like, both driving the roads and the areas we were interested in. We stopped at any mirador (viewpoints) so have tons of photos; we also drove through a couple of villages and one area that was tight corners and only a car width wide. Might not do that again! Also the route back had roadworks with one way traffic and lots of stopping, so that route is also off the list! We did a little walking but not much – saving that for tomorrow. Today once we got to the centre and up the mountains it was cold and rainy. Lots of cloud and very dark in the forest. But wonderful views when it cleared and we could see Tenerife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We saw more kestrals – there do seem to be quite a lot of them! And possibly another larger raptor but couldn’t get a clear view. And we ended the day by parking by Playa Santiago and walking down to the Spar for provisions, then stopping at the cafe for cake and coffee. We’ve had so many large suppers that we’ll probably just leave it at that tonight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow will be the park most of the day and we may try San Sebastian on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So had breakfast, no champagne because at 10ish we collected our rental car. Joe had mapped out a looped route to the north of the island and through Garajonay National Park. Today was more a scouting mission just to see what it was like, both driving the roads and the areas we were interested in. 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