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Today I went hiking with Andreas again in beautiful weather. We took the 363 bus from Puerto to Los Silos. First, we had a bocadillo in the village square before setting off. The most beautiful part of the hike runs directly along the coast. Towards the end, you cross banana fields and finally reach

I took a photo of "Waltraud" especially for you. 🙈

That's how it can be here sometimes: rain for days now, not continuously, but annoying nonetheless. It just doesn't get any better. But I'm complaining about a first-world problem. My four poor friends in Berlin are really worse off. They live in Lichterfelde and Zehlendorf, and at least the ones in

That was my end-of-year hike, this time with Andreas. We started from the trailhead parking lot on the coastal road (easily accessible by taking bus 363 from Puerto).



The ascent takes about 1.5 hours, partly via high steps. At the top, there are a few benches, and Mount Teide towers above everything

Of course, I didn't "fly through the air" as you might think from looking at the map. We hiked the same route there and back (there's no other way). From Palmar, only our top hiker, with his two dogs, walked the 4 km up the mountain alone, as he said, in 1.5 hours. The rest of us got a ride (that's the

For a week now, the snow-covered Teide has been majestically towering over Tenerife. A not-so-frequent sight. I was up there just a week ago (see previous hike).



Today, however, I was more or less at sea level. The sea is quite rough at the moment, and near Los Silos there's a natural phenomenon: a cave

Hiking in the Cañadas is always a highlight. This time with Alex and Conny.



We just barely made it onto the 348 bus from Puerto de la Cruz (departing at 9:30 a.m.), even though we arrived 20 minutes early. So, it's best to arrive early, because if the bus is full, you're out of luck.



(The bus was packed

A different kind of second Advent: a visit to a German family who emigrated and now farm a formerly abandoned finca (23,000 square meters). They grow vegetables, have fruit trees, and chickens whose eggs you can buy, and sometimes they themselves. 🙈 At 800 meters altitude, it's already quite cold, at

With another group of friends, I did the same hike as last week. Basically, everything was doubled, even the bus ride there and back.



Personally, I don't see it as wasted time, but rather as enriching. With a sharper eye, you look again and discover, for example, climbers on the rock face. Even the rest

When the weather down on the coast is really miserable, like today, it's a great idea to spend the day above the clouds. The 348 bus leaves Puerto at 9:30 a.m. and reaches its destination, the Parador Hotel in Teide National Park, after about an hour and a half. It returns at 4:00 p.m.



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