SPAIN - Canary Islands.
Caminos de Santiago, in Tenerife and Gran-Canaria.
05/Nov/2024 to 16/Nov/2024.
05/Nov/2024 to 16/Nov/2024.
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| Near to the end of the Tenerife-pilgrimage: 13km remaining for Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife. |
Tuesday 05/Nov/2024.
Home to Tenerife journey.
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| All together 11.4kg of lugage; including the backpack and the corkscrew. |
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| Leaving Marseille. |
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| Four hours later, disembarking at Tenerife. |
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| Supermarket visit for the next day hike. |
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| Dining with the appropriate wine: "Terras de Compostela". |
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| Dorade dinner. Later-on we discovered that "Dorade" also the brand is of the local beer. |
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| Harbour of Puerto-Santiago. |
Transportation:
---- Ryanair flight FR6738 from Marseille (MRS) to Tenerife-South (TFS), 13:10-16:10, 4h, 131.91€ incl big backpack.
---- Bus from the airport to Los-Cristianos.
---- Bus from Los-Cristianos to Puerto-Santiago.
|---| Los Dragos del Sur, hotel, Puerto-Santiago, 92.20€ incl breakfast, 92€/2p.
|---| Apartamento C, San-Jose-de-los-Llanos.
|---| Tent setup, Zona de Acampada El-Legar.
|---| Route Active, hotel, Los-Realejos, 140.60€/2p.
|---| Tent setup.
|---| Las Canadas, hotel, La-Esperanza, 62€/2p.
|---| Adonis Plaza, hotel, Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife, 63.66€/2p.
|---| Casa de Huéspedes San-Fernando, hostal, Maspalomas, 45€/2p.
Transportation:
---- Morning bus #18 from Maspalomas to San-Bartolomé-de-Tirajana, 0h30.
|---| Casa de Huéspedess San-Fernando, hostal, Maspalomas, 45€/2p, 2nd night.
|---| Villa Mogaren, room, Vega-de-San-Mateo.
Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria.
Transportation:
|---| Los Dragos del Sur, hotel, Puerto-Santiago, 92.20€ incl breakfast, 92€/2p.
Wednesday 06/Nov/2024.
HIKE 1 - Puerto-de-Santiago - San-José-de-los-Llanos (16.5km +1180m -100m).
HIKE 1 - Puerto-de-Santiago - San-José-de-los-Llanos (16.5km +1180m -100m).
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| Puerto-Santiago. |
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| Leaving Puerto-Santiago. |
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| First waymarking. |
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| Banana agriculture. |
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| A funny statue along the trail. |
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| Picnic lunch at El-Molledo. |
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| Santiago-de-Teide. |
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| Santiago-de-Teide. |
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| Ermita Santiago-Apostol. |
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| Near Valle-de-Arriba. |
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| Cheap couscous dinner. |
|---| Apartamento C, San-Jose-de-los-Llanos.
Thursday 07/Nov/2024.
HIKE 2 - San-José-de-los-Llanos - Zona de Acampada El-Lagar ( 17.1km +240m -280m).
HIKE 2 - San-José-de-los-Llanos - Zona de Acampada El-Lagar ( 17.1km +240m -280m).
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| Leaving San-José-de-los-Llanos. |
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| Mount Pico-del-Teide, an extinct volcano, raising 3715m above sea level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teide |
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| Free-use campsite, with toilets and shower. |
|---| Tent setup, Zona de Acampada El-Legar.
Friday 08/Nov/2024.
HIKE 3 - Zona de Acampada El-Lagar - Los-Realejos 13.6km, +110m, -780m).
HIKE 3 - Zona de Acampada El-Lagar - Los-Realejos 13.6km, +110m, -780m).
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| Rangers office near the campsite. |
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| Realejo-Alto. |
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| Start of the descent to Realeo. |
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| First bar crossed in two days. |
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| Realejo. |
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| Realejo, Dragon tree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_(plant) |
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| Fancy hotel for tonight, with nice swimming pool. |
|---| Route Active, hotel, Los-Realejos, 140.60€/2p.
Saturday 09/Nov/2024.
HIKE 4 - Los-Realejos - La-Caldera (16.9km, +990m, -150m).
HIKE 4 - Los-Realejos - La-Caldera (16.9km, +990m, -150m).
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| Dropped by taxi, avoiding a 1200m climb. |
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| Water tunnel. |
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| La Caldera. |
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| Leaving La Caldera. |
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| Trail closure, resulting in a major detour. |
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| Spending the night on a hilly slope. |
|---| Tent setup.
Sunday 10/Nov/2024.
HIKE 5 - La-Caldera - La-Esperanza (29.2km, +850m, -1130m).
HIKE 5 - La-Caldera - La-Esperanza (29.2km, +850m, -1130m).
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| Mount Teide. |
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| Still 8.8km to find water (Siete Fuentes). |
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| Siete Fuentes |
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| Siete Fuentes. |
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| Las Rosas, (near to La-Esperanza). |
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| Canarian "Papas Locas" dinner, at Cafeteria El Zarzal. |
|---| Las Canadas, hotel, La-Esperanza, 62€/2p.
Monday 11/Nov/2024.
HIKE 6 - La-Esperanza - Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife (24.8km, +290m, -1130m).
HIKE 6 - La-Esperanza - Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife (24.8km, +290m, -1130m).
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| Morning coffee at Bar Bonanza, La Esperanza. |
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| Monument at La Esperanza. |
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| Gaudi style pedestrian bridge. |
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| Near San-Cristobal-de-la-Laguna. |
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| lunch. |
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| Santuario del Cristo de la Laguna. |
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| Alcove shrine at El Roque devoted to Saint Roch, pilgrim patron. |
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| Descent to Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife along the Camino de la lecheras. |
|---| Adonis Plaza, hotel, Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife, 63.66€/2p.
Tuesday 12/Nov/2024.
Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife) - Maspalomas (Gran-Canaria) journey.
Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife) - Maspalomas (Gran-Canaria) journey.
Transportation:
---- Ferry from Santa-Cruz-de-Tenerife to Agaete (Gran-Canaria island).
---- Connecting bus from the ferry landing to Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria.---- Bus #30 from Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Cannaria to Maspalomas.
|---| Casa de Huéspedes San-Fernando, hostal, Maspalomas, 45€/2p.
Wednesday 13/Nov/2024.
HIKE 7 - San-Bartolomé-de Tirajana - Maspalomas.
HIKE 7 - San-Bartolomé-de Tirajana - Maspalomas.
Transportation:
---- Morning bus #18 from Maspalomas to San-Bartolomé-de-Tirajana, 0h30.
|---| Casa de Huéspedess San-Fernando, hostal, Maspalomas, 45€/2p, 2nd night.
Thursday 14/Nov/2024.
HIKE 8 - San-Bartolomé-de Tirajana - Cruz-de-Tejeda (16km +1050m -460m).
HIKE 8 - San-Bartolomé-de Tirajana - Cruz-de-Tejeda (16km +1050m -460m).
|---| Villa Mogaren, room, Vega-de-San-Mateo.
Friday 15/Nov/2024.
HIKE 9 - Cruz-de-Tejeda to Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria (21km +450m -1800m).
HIKE 9 - Cruz-de-Tejeda to Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria (21km +450m -1800m).
Galdar.
Transportation:
---- Bus #100 from Galdar to Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria, 3.10€/p.
|---| Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria.
Saturday 16/Nov/2024.
Return Home journey.
Transportation:
---- Iberia flight IB1614 from Las-Palmas (LPA) to Madrid (MAD), 16:30-20:15, 2h45.
Return Home journey.
Transportation:
---- Iberia flight IB1614 from Las-Palmas (LPA) to Madrid (MAD), 16:30-20:15, 2h45.
---- Iberia flight IB1173 from Madrid (MAD) to Marseille (MRS), 21:35-23:20, 1h45, 77.56€ for both flights incl luggage.
|---| Home.
