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| angimichel | profile | all galleries >> La Gomera - June 2007 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Jardin Tecina Resort (on South shore of La Gomera) |
 Jardin Tecina Resort (path to our room) |
 Jardin Tecina Resort (terrace where we had breakfast each morning) |
 Jardin Tecina resort (beautiful flowers and plants everywhere) |
 View of ocean from Jardin Tecina pool |
 View from Jardin Tecina down the cliff (this is the Atlantic Ocean) |
 Jardin Tecina (view down resort cliff) - water was so clear and blue |
 Jardin Tecina Resort (restaurant with porches overlooking ocean) - we had dinner here several nights |
 Hotel Jardin Tecina (our room, each room looks like a small Spanish home from outside) |
 Hotel Jardin Tecina (bathrooms here just remodeled) |
 Hotel Jardin Tecina (view from our balcony) |
 Full Moon (same view as previous photo from our balcony) |
 Jardin Tecina walk to lift inside mountain to resort atop cliff |
 Jardin Tecina stairs to lift tunnel |
 Jardin Tecina lift tunnel to Club Laurel (this was so interesting!) |
 Jardin Tecina Club Laurel (saltwater pool by beach) |
 After dinner on beach of resort |
 Jardin Tecina Resort beach (no sand here, just large round smooth rocks) |
 Jardin Tecina Golf Course (view from clubhouse) |
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 Apparently all holes have an oceanview of the Atlantic |
 Playa del Medio (just East of our resort) |
 Playa del Medio |
 Playa del Medio (the view from here was really nice) |
 Our very hip rental car (75 horses!) |
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 Cactus flower |
 Clouds on ridge |
 These clouds were seemingly on the ground! |
 Thistle plant in bloom |
 Goats! |
 Goats crossing road |
 La Gomera (curvy road) |
 View from southern part of La Gomera (sunny, dry side of island) |
 Vallahemoso Ravine |
 View of Vallehermoso ravine... |
 FIRST HIKE: Las Creces hiking trail (our first hike in La Gomera) |
 Las Creces hiking trial |
 SECOND HIKE: Rainforest in El Cedro |
![Rainforest in El Cedro was SO NEAT, but very cold! [Ang in this pic - can you see her?]](http://ic2.pbase.com/t6/71/580571/4/81812825.lZikxSxm.jpg) Rainforest in El Cedro was SO NEAT, but very cold! [Ang in this pic - can you see her?] |
 This hiking trail was our favorite (El Cedro) |
 Although it was SUPER steep, winding down the moutain |
 Apparently when it rains a lot, these gorges fill with water |
 The spiderwebs in the rainforest were pretty cool |
 THIRD HIKE: Hiking trail to El Cedro (this trail was a killer - straight up/down) |
 FOURTH HIKE: Canada de Jorge hiking trail |
 Curvy road (there are no other kinds in all of La Gomera!) |
 We found this GREAT overlook on SW side of island near Hermitage Senora del Paso |
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 Felt like being on top of the world |
 It was so serene and quiet here (just above the clouds) |
 More views from overlook (similar to Grand Canyon) |
 Tiny village visible from where we stopped here |
 Self portrait |
 View of Tenerife from La Gomera |
 Tenerife |
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 We were here! |
 Needed someone to take our pic... |
 VALLE GRAN REY: Overlook point in Valle Gran Rey (located on West side of island) |
 Overview of valley looking down toward Valle Gran Rey |
 Valle Gran Rey terraces |
 The many terraces in Valle Gran Rey were actually quite pretty |
 Valle Gran Rey |
 Very nice house in Valle Gran Rey overlooking ocean |
 Valle Gran Rey |
 Valle Gran Rey |
 Town of Valle Gran Rey |
 Valle Gran Rey (relatively new area here) |
 Valle Gran Rey (shopping area) walking toward beach |
 Valle Gran Rey Beach |
 Playa del Ingles (near Valle Gran Rey) - view of La Palma in distance |
 Playa del Ingles black sand (VERY HOT) |
 There was a group of naked guys here (in pic) having a blast playing in the water & sand |
 Driving back up mountain from Valle Gran Rey |
 Cemetery near Valle Gran Rey (no where to park) |
 Road down to Valle Gran Rey (where do you park if you visit cemetery?) |
 Front side of cemetery (it was so odd that this was here in this spot on the mountain) |
 Very modern architecture of this very small cemetery |
 Almost all of these graves had fresh flowers (really pretty) |
 MIRADOR De ALOJERA |
 Mirador de Alojera (West side of island) |
 Mirador de Alojera (view of La Palma island NW of La Gomera) |
 View of El Hierro (island SW of La Gomera) from Mirador de Alojera |
 Underground hiking tunnel to El Cedro (very dark, definitely need good flashlight) |
 LOS ROQUES: Volcanic vents that were filled with lava more acidic than basalt |
 The erosive action over millions of years eroded the more easily dissolved surrounding lava rock |
 All that remains is these old rock 'chimneys' |
 They can be as much as several hundred meters higher than the ground surrounding them |
 This was the most spectacular thing - seeing the clouds like a waterfall over the roques |
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 Los Roques - this was by far one of our most favorite natural discovery on the island |
 Los Roques (with view of Tenerife in distance) |
 Ang thought the area around the Roques was one of the most beautiful she has ever seen on Earth! |
 We went back to the Roques in the evening. It was eerie! |
 Sunset at the Roques |
 The clouds and fog were SUPER thick |
 It was extremely windy (cold with dense clouds) and the Roques became invisible |
 An outlook spot on West side of island |
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 Playa Santiago Bay just West of resort (view from our balcony) |
 House in Playa Santiago |
 Playa Santiago |
 Playa Santiago town square |
 Playa Santiago Bay at night |
 Our ferry leaving port of San Sebastian (on island of La Gomera) going to Tenerife |
 Leaving San Sebastian |
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