Wake up call at 530am, quick breakfast, on to the bus at 645, 2 hour bus ride to the very south of the island. Then onto the ferry for a one hour trip to the Island of Gomera. Back on the bus, to tour Garajonay national park, another unesco world heritage park. We saw the imposing Roque de Agando, a steep volcanic lava formation. Like Tenerife the island is totally made up of lava, but unlike Tenerife , it is much more into agriculture. You will see in the pics, nearly every hill, and mountain had terraces build down the slopes. Then we headed for lunch at what they called a traditional restaurant. I was thinking it would be different food— but we started out with a blended vegetable soup, then beef stew( hardly ever saw a cow on either island). And dessert was a milk pudding. The beef was delicious, nice and tender, a treat as we are never served beef at the hotel. We ended up back by the docks, in San Sebastián— the site of the final strongholds of Christopher Columbus, before sailing to North America. The book said we would visit Laguna Grande where it is said the witches of the island gathered, but our travel guide never mentioned where it was. A bit disappointing, I thought I would feel quite welcome there!
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