Today was a new Canary Island for us therefore we decided to take an 8 hour tour which covered most of the highlights of the island. We started out and took the main highway from Las Palmas to Maspalomas. At Maspalomas, we went to the Riu Hotel to see the sand dunes on the south side of the island.
From there we traveled north up a ravine to San Bartolome and stopped at a lookout Mirador de Tunte for some spectacular views. We then continued to a high look out where we could see Mt. Teide on the island of Tenerife. Besides the views there were flocks of sheep grazing in the high meadows.
We then had lunch at Balcon de Zamora in Valleseco where there were great views of Las Palmas. After lunch we continued to the town of Teror to see the Basilica of The Pines. On to Arucas to see the Church of St. John the Baptist, a church inspired by a student of Gaudi. We finished at the Bay of Confital where we saw the Black Beach with Las Palmas in the background.
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- Black Beach of Las Palmas
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- Church of St. John the Baptist
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- Church of St. John the Baptist
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- Town of Teror
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- Town of Teror
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- Basilica de la Virgen del Pino
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- Basilica de la Virgen del Pino
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- Shepard & Flock
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- View from overlook of Las Palmas
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- View from overlook
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- View of Mt. Teide from Gran Canaria
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- View of Mt. Teide from Gran Canaria
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- Mirador de Tunte views
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- View from inside Mirador de Tunte Restaurant
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- Mirador de Tunte views
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- Switchback to island interior
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- Malpalomas Dunes
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- Malpalomas Dunes
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- Maspalomas Riu Hotel
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- View of Las Palmas
When we retired and moved to Florida from Bellport,Long Island, NY, we began to cruise more and for longer periods of time. Our travels have taken us up the Amazon, around South America and the Antarctic, North Africa, the Mediterranean, Black Seas and the South Pacific. In 2014, 2015 and 2016 we circumnavigated the earth. We hope you enjoy some of our images and that they can help in planning your own dreams.