Valle Gran Rey
Saturday, February 12, 2022 10:41 pm
Location: La Gomera: Playa de Vallehermoso (442.5 km)

Today, we hiked from Chipude to the Playa de Vallehermoso, finishing our two day hike of La Gomera, and completing our sixth Canary Island.

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San Sebastián de La Gomera
Friday, February 11, 2022 11:32 pm
Location: La Gomera: Chipude (424.0 km)

Today, we hiked up and over the high point of La Gomera, Alto de Garajonay, in a complete reversal of our two-day plan for La Gomera.

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The Sun Rises Over Vilaflor
Thursday, February 10, 2022 2:40 pm
Location: Tenerife: Arona (397.0 km)

Our last day on Tenerife took us from Vilaflor to Arona, as we completed the GR131 on our fifth island.

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Teide
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 8:36 pm
Location: Tenerife: Vilaflor (379.0 km)

We advanced two sections of the GR131 today, hiking south from El Portillo in the Teide National Park to Vilaflor.

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The Morning Forest
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 10:31 pm
Location: Tenerife: El Portillo (354.0 km)

Though today was a “short” day from La Caldera to El Portillo, we got some great views of Spain’s tallest mountain, and set ourselves up for a long day tomorrow.

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