Tenerife Photos by Hetty
4th March 2018 Map of walk
We went by bus to Buenavista, then took another to Punta de Teno, a protected area with restricted access. This coastal platform was created by lava, where there used to be sea. Here the lava does not yet have any plants growing.
The new lighthouse 1976
The 600m cliffs are Los Acantillados de Los Gigantes, and we will visit the other end when we are in the south of Tenerife
Views from the bus
From the bus station back in Buenavista, we could see Mount Teide
Map of walk around Buena Vista 5.4 miles 3.5h
Buenavista del Norte was begun in 1513 by the Spanish
A ravine in the town
Walking passed the golf course (the only grass we saw on the island was at golf courses)
There are banana plantations every where
Blue bags around the bananas
Playa de las Arenas, and the Nun’s Lookout, over the Monk’s Beach
It was still very windy, so it was fascinating to watch the sea crashing on the rocks; which seemed such a contrast to the blue sky
Rock pools
Mount Tiede with its snow, behind
We saw several small chapels
More bananas
Walking back to Buenavista
They once did washing here, in the ravine
A bandstand with a bar underneath
Next – Garachico