2022-07 La Palma

Vacations La Palma, July 2022

Hello my dears,
we did it and it was great : Family vacations on the Island of La Palma ( Canary Islands )
Get some refreshment ( Whisky is ok too ) and come with us to that georgeous volcanic island.
( Remember : 2 inch cellphone-screens are shit for watching high-resolution photos 🙂 )

Love
Robert

La Palma, Vacations July 2022

Spain & Canary Islands

Canary Islands

La Palma, the small western Island of the Canary Islands

Vienna Airport at 6 am

On the way to the plane

Leonas streching

Near the airport

Still near the airport

The Alps from above

Two hours later near Madrid

Airport Madrid Barajas ( as a steel-structure, not that bad )

On the way to the connection to La Palma

Everything new for Leonas

Mother and son ( who would have thought ? )

Granddad already euphoric

First glimpse of La Palma

Outside La Palma Airport

A modest accomodation indeed

Sight over my first glass of beer

Leonas likes it too, thank goodness

Chalet sur mèr

1st evening

Leonas with aunt Camila in the pool

Two mermaids, one merlad

Walking down to the black beach

Black beach from above

Stairway down to the beach

Finally at sea-level

MN & R, cool

Beach of Los Cancajos

Beach of Los Cancajos

Beer and Summerwine

Black beach of Los Cancajos

Crystal water

Entering Santa Cruz de La Palma

25th of July ? Shit, on July 11th I´m allready (safe) back at work.

Entering Santa Cruz de la Palma

Famous balconys of Santa Cruz de la Palma ( ca. 1850 )

Famous balconys of Santa Cruz de la Palma ( ca. 1850 )

Famous balconys of Santa Cruz de la Palma ( ca. 1850 )

Restaurant La Lonja - an unfortgettable dinner

At the beach after dinner

at the black beach

roaming through downtown Santa Cruz

Descuentos

Old Santa Cruz

Old Santa Cruz

Old Santa Cruz

Leo in good mood ( diapers still empty )

Old Santa Cruz

Old Santa Cruz

Manuel & Camila

Old Santa Cruz

Irina on the way to confession

Husband an son meanwhile in contemplation

Inside the church

Camila after confession

On the horizon : Mount Teide ( 3715 m, 12188 ft) , Island of Tenerife

letting the day fade away

letting the day fade away

5 am, before sunrise ( courtesy elevated bladder-pressure )

preperations for our first volcano ( Teneguía , 1500 m)

almost there

the last kilometer could have bee a bit more challenging

The Teneguía-crater with "new" vegetation ( Eruption 1971 )

At the edge of the crater, near the south edge of the island, 1500 m above Sea-level

Crater with vegetation

Maria Nelly on the way back to the base-camp ;-)

Nature is tough & beautiful

we decided to walk down to the Sea ( 5.4 km, 1500 m )

Nature is tough & beautiful

on the way down

looking up the West-Coast of La Palma

vegetation on lava

on the way down

La Palma - Pinewoodtree

Camila with Volcano ( I forgot the name, )

Vinyard on lava

Leonas parking at the volcano

the other volcano

vegetation on lava-sand

pathway throh the ´frozen´ lava-stream ( 1971 )

approaching sea-level ( feet are hurting allready )

approaching sea-level ( feet are hurting allready )

Leo finally tired

Saltworks at the shore, which have been spared by meters from the lavastream 1971

by bus driving back to the top where the car ist waiting

After refreshing at the chalet we went out for dinner

on the way to dinner

looks like Don Quichote´s windmill ( before the attac )

Next day before breakfast

Next day before breakfast

Next day before breakfast

Next day before breakfast

St. Robert, the Selfbaptizer

R&MN

R&MN

Jesus, what a brick

there lives an obviously talented cactus-breeder

down-town Santa Cruz

down-town Sant Cruz

known austrian tourists

Ladies in the shade

Ladies in the shade

MN on red stairway

Camila

allready at the chalet sur mèr

Next morning, at the Park "Bosque de El Canal de los Tilos"

short lip-check

tropical wood

water reserve carried with love by granddad

tropical wood

tropical wood

tropical wood

the last few steps

1st view downwards

Irina stays back because of vertigo

georgeous view

MN approaching

at the View-point

on the wy to the cascade

Cascade

Cascade

Cascade

Cascade

thick vegetation

on the way back from the cascade

Nice bridge

road down to San Andrés y Sauces

looking once again over my beer-glass

Morningview

The right section is very important

you see ?

just to fill up our fridge

On the way to Caldera de Taburiente National Park

Canary Pinewood

we had to wait two hours for the entrance, so we decided to see the "new" eruption ( 2021 )

Eruption 2021 near Cumbre Vieja ( still fuming )

Eruption 2021 near Cumbre Vieja ( still fuming )

Curch of Tazacorte ( viewpoint to the Crater )

Black lava-stream down to Playa Perdido ( still hot ! )

Black lava-stream reaching the sea at Playa Perdido

Robert from El Paso, RIP

Leo with father

walking through El Paso

walking through El Paso

Now, finally, entering "El Taburiente National Park"

Canary Pinwood

Canary Pinwood

Leo with tounge ( almost) in cheek

on the pensioner´s trail ( 1 1/2 hours )

on the pensioner´s trail ( 1 1/2 hours )

Canary Pinewood & abyss

Canary Pinewood & abyss

at the viewpoint

MN at the viewpoint

Camila and Robert choose the more challenging way back

adventure way back

adventure way back ( do you see Camila ? )

and now ?

bridge witthout troubled water

viewpoint 2

allready driving back home

I have to study the maps once again, I have no clue where that was :-(

no clue, but nice

no clue, but nice

no clue but nice

no clue but nice

chilling at the chalet ( now I know where I am )

Good morning 7th of July

Camila, roasting her shoulders

on the way to Santa Cruz for dinner

second time in "La Lonja"

nightwalk along the beach of Santa Cruz

nightwalk along the beach of Santa Cruz

Champaign delivery, fast but a bit noisy

La Palma Airport

The shores near the airport

View back to "Los Cancajos", little town near our chalet

still life

last evening at the chalet

last evening at the chalet

filling up befor returning the car ( 1.659 € per liter... cheap compared to Vienna, 2,09 :-( )

at the airport

at the airport

at the airport

allready over Europe ( Portugal )

over dry Spain

over dry Spain

over Madrid

Madrid Airport

11:30 pm allready in the Airport-train

Thank you Camila for organising the trip !