Upon leaving the Timanfaya Visitors' Centre, we drove to the coast at El Golfo and ate our packed lunch looking at the sea. This resort is still in the National Park and here huge swathes of lava run into the sea and disappear beneath the waves. The coast path is an exception to the rule that you can't walk on the lava; you are free to do so as long as you keep to the coast path. As we like walking and we wanted to see the lava up close, we were pleased when we found a circular walk in our walking guide, and out we set.
It was slow going, as lava isn't the easiest of materials to walk on. We had to watch where we were putting our paws, and we all wore boots, as the edges of the lava could be quite sharp.
Our return to our hire bearmobile was via a rather off-road, road. A flat surface had been cleared but we were never more than a stride away from the lava rocks. While walkers are welcome on the path, unauthorised vehicles aren't, which is good, we thought, to preserve the fragile environment. We thought using the Timanfaya devil to advise of the traffic restriction was great, even if it was a bit battered.
On our return to our apartment it was still warn enough to use the pool ...
... which was nicely deserted and very inviting. We sat on the side first and chatted about our exciting day, while we anticipated our swim.
After our swim we decided on a game of giant poolside chess ...
... it wasn't the fastest game, as the pieces were so big relative to us, that we couldn't pick them up. We had to push them across the board to the required spot. You'd never have though that playing chess could provide such strenuous exercise.
Lots of love, George, Yorkie and Pedro xxx
2 comments:
Looks lovely - and sunshine to warm you and dry your fur. Suffolk Branch wish they were there!
Looks lovely - and sunshine to warm you and dry your fur. Suffolk Branch wish they were there!
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