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Gran Canaria March 2013

A lovely warm week pre Easter saw us basking in 25 degrees at Puerto de la Aldea San Nicolas. Little known to tourists so only full of Spaniards :-) great walking although more arid than we expected....... We went to Gui-Gui from Tasartico, unfortunately the holiday timing was such that we couldnt get to the main beach because the low water times and nightfall were too close for a safe return. The first beach is all large pepples and alot of rubbish poo and campers, enough said (and this is a National Park). Do time your holiday by the tide if you want to go :-) otherwise you will have a nice walk.....The walk to Playa de la Virgen is interesting - the beach is volcanic rock - very rough with one verty short section of sand in front of some hippies which is to the left of the Barranco. You must carry all your water (unlike Gui-Gui). We had a great week, its lovely - dont equivocate, just go!
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Welcome drink.jpg
Welcome drink.jpg
Breakfast time.jpg
Breakfast time.jpg
Balcony view - south.jpg
Balcony view - south.jpg
Waves  Playa de Perehel.jpg
Waves Playa de Perehel.jpg
Waves Playa de Perehel 2.jpg
Waves Playa de Perehel 2.jpg
Waves  Playa de Perehel 3.jpg
Waves Playa de Perehel 3.jpg
Roque Colorado.jpg
Roque Colorado.jpg
Sunrise over Inagua.jpg
Sunrise over Inagua.jpg
Sunrise over Inagua 2.jpg
Sunrise over Inagua 2.jpg
Looking back towards Tasartico.jpg
Looking back towards Tasartico.jpg
Montana de Acebuche.jpg
Montana de Acebuche.jpg
Over the top to Gui-Gui.jpg
Over the top to Gui-Gui.jpg
Gui-Gui is there somewhere.jpg
Gui-Gui is there somewhere.jpg
Path to Gui-Gui.jpg
Path to Gui-Gui.jpg
Path to Gui-Gui 2.jpg
Path to Gui-Gui 2.jpg
Path to Gui-Gui 3.jpg
Path to Gui-Gui 3.jpg
Uphill to Gui-Gui.jpg
Uphill to Gui-Gui.jpg
Tomato houses near Tasartico.jpg
Tomato houses near Tasartico.jpg
2000' up.jpg
2000' up.jpg
Beach to south of Gui-Gui.jpg
Beach to south of Gui-Gui.jpg
Gui-Gui is around this point.jpg
Gui-Gui is around this point.jpg
Follow to Aldea.jpg
Follow to Aldea.jpg
Turn left for the beach.jpg
Turn left for the beach.jpg
Ruth waits for the tide, Gui-Gui.jpg
Ruth waits for the tide, Gui-Gui.jpg
View back to Gui-Gui.jpg
View back to Gui-Gui.jpg
Climb back to the col.jpg
Climb back to the col.jpg
Gui-Gui is down there.jpg
Gui-Gui is down there.jpg
Lomo de Gui-Gui.jpg
Lomo de Gui-Gui.jpg
Lomo de Gui-Gui 2.jpg
Lomo de Gui-Gui 2.jpg
Lomo de Gui-Gui 3.jpg
Lomo de Gui-Gui 3.jpg
Inagua moonrise.jpg
Inagua moonrise.jpg
Inagua sunset.jpg
Inagua sunset.jpg
Inagua moonrise 2.jpg
Inagua moonrise 2.jpg
Barranco de la Aldea.jpg
Barranco de la Aldea.jpg
Inagua from Barranco de la Aldea.jpg
Inagua from Barranco de la Aldea.jpg
Rock.jpg
Rock.jpg
Flowers.jpg
Flowers.jpg
Flowers 2.jpg
Flowers 2.jpg
Presa Caidero de la Nina.jpg
Presa Caidero de la Nina.jpg
Presa Caidero de la Nina 2.jpg
Presa Caidero de la Nina 2.jpg
Presa del Parralillo 1.jpg
Presa del Parralillo 1.jpg
Presa del Parralillo 2.jpg
Presa del Parralillo 2.jpg
Windmill Presa del Parralillo.jpg
Windmill Presa del Parralillo.jpg
Roque Ventaiga.jpg
Roque Ventaiga.jpg
El Carrizal.jpg
El Carrizal.jpg
Acusa Verde.jpg
Acusa Verde.jpg
Flowers!!.jpg
Flowers!!.jpg
Roque Ventaiga 1415m.jpg
Roque Ventaiga 1415m.jpg
Roque Bentaiga 2.jpg
Roque Bentaiga 2.jpg
El Carrizal 2.jpg
El Carrizal 2.jpg
Any guesses!.jpg
Any guesses!.jpg
Artenara Cafe.jpg
Artenara Cafe.jpg
Arenara view.jpg
Arenara view.jpg
Ruths wonderful Chicken dish.jpg
Ruths wonderful Chicken dish.jpg
Gorgeous Rabbit stew.jpg
Gorgeous Rabbit stew.jpg
Acusa verde 2.jpg
Acusa verde 2.jpg
Artenara to Cruz de Acusa walk.jpg
Artenara to Cruz de Acusa walk.jpg
crop of big dandelion!.jpg
crop of big dandelion!.jpg
Big dandelion!.jpg
Big dandelion!.jpg
View to Mt Tiede from Mt Brezos 1338m.jpg
View to Mt Tiede from Mt Brezos 1338m.jpg
Ruth on Mt Brezos.jpg
Ruth on Mt Brezos.jpg
Pretty flower.jpg
Pretty flower.jpg
Thistle crop.jpg
Thistle crop.jpg
Thistle.jpg
Thistle.jpg
Violet 1.jpg
Violet 1.jpg
Violet 2.jpg
Violet 2.jpg
Violet 3.jpg
Violet 3.jpg
Mustard.jpg
Mustard.jpg
View to Roque Nublo.jpg
View to Roque Nublo.jpg
Enourmous Canarian dandelion.jpg
Enourmous Canarian dandelion.jpg
Partridge.jpg
Partridge.jpg
Partridge 2.jpg
Partridge 2.jpg
Partridge 3.jpg
Partridge 3.jpg
Roque Nublo.jpg
Roque Nublo.jpg
Tiede sunset from Aldea.jpg
Tiede sunset from Aldea.jpg
Rocks Barranco de la Manta 1.jpg
Rocks Barranco de la Manta 1.jpg
Barranco de la Manta 2.jpg
Barranco de la Manta 2.jpg
Barranco de la Manta 3.jpg
Barranco de la Manta 3.jpg
Ruth and the snail race, Playa de Perehel.jpg
Ruth and the snail race, Playa de Perehel.jpg
Waves Playa de Perehel.jpg
Waves Playa de Perehel.jpg
Playa de Perehel.jpg
Playa de Perehel.jpg
Playa de Perehel 2.jpg
Playa de Perehel 2.jpg
Playa de Perehel rocks.jpg
Playa de Perehel rocks.jpg
Playa de Perehel rocks 2.jpg
Playa de Perehel rocks 2.jpg
Sand at Playa de Perehel.jpg
Sand at Playa de Perehel.jpg
Apartamento de la Aldea.jpg
Apartamento de la Aldea.jpg
Roque Nublo from Aldea.jpg
Roque Nublo from Aldea.jpg
El Carrizal 3.jpg
El Carrizal 3.jpg
Sunset Puerto de la Aldea San Nicolas.jpg
Sunset Puerto de la Aldea San Nicolas.jpg
Route down to playa de la Virgen.jpg
Route down to playa de la Virgen.jpg
Start point for Playa de la Virgen.jpg
Start point for Playa de la Virgen.jpg
View on descent.jpg
View on descent.jpg
Good descent path to Casa de Job.jpg
Good descent path to Casa de Job.jpg
Path below Casa de Job.jpg
Path below Casa de Job.jpg
View along Anten Verde.jpg
View along Anten Verde.jpg
our route is there somewhere!.jpg
our route is there somewhere!.jpg
Playa de la Virgen is a washing machine in motion!.jpg
Playa de la Virgen is a washing machine in motion!.jpg
Our pool!.jpg
Our pool!.jpg
Our pool 2.jpg
Our pool 2.jpg
Playa de la Virgin.jpg
Playa de la Virgin.jpg
IMG_4092 copy.jpg
IMG_4092 copy.jpg
Dry Barranco.jpg
Dry Barranco.jpg
Born survivor.jpg
Born survivor.jpg
Arid sight.jpg
Arid sight.jpg
Ruth heads back to the Anden Verde.jpg
Ruth heads back to the Anden Verde.jpg
View from beneath Case de Job.jpg
View from beneath Case de Job.jpg
Ruth ascends.jpg
Ruth ascends.jpg
This is getting towards the natural slip angle.jpg
This is getting towards the natural slip angle.jpg
Easier going up than down.jpg
Easier going up than down.jpg
There is a difficult step - see text.jpg
There is a difficult step - see text.jpg
Anden Verde to Punta de la Aldea.jpg
Anden Verde to Punta de la Aldea.jpg
Two options here we took the lower.jpg
Two options here we took the lower.jpg
looking back at casa de job and Playa de la Virgen.jpg
looking back at casa de job and Playa de la Virgen.jpg
Octopus poor thing -).jpg
Octopus poor thing -).jpg
Street of cafes Aldea.jpg
Street of cafes Aldea.jpg
Good squid rings - yum.jpg
Good squid rings - yum.jpg
Sunset to Mt Tiede.jpg
Sunset to Mt Tiede.jpg
Puerto de las Aldea.jpg
Puerto de las Aldea.jpg
Ruth fresh from a swim!.jpg
Ruth fresh from a swim!.jpg
Goat stew or something.jpg
Goat stew or something.jpg
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