What an excellent day! We started out this morning and walked to the top of Caldera Blanca, a nearly perfect circular caldera with a sort of circular green oasis in the centre. We had a spot of rain there, but nothing to worry about - it stopped as soon as it arrived and the wind dried us up just as quick. On the way there we encountered an endemic bird, the Upara bastard, a sort os small ostrich - although it can fly, it walks on the ground not to fall pray to the falcons flying about. We then moved on to a walk around the Montaña Colorada, but we didn't make it 'round as we were a bit pressed for time. We moved on to another volcano, where we actually went INSIDE the caldera. The scenery is truly amazing!!!
We had lunch at the Bodega Rubicón, a winery of the wine region, where we had excellent food for a decent price, under 15 euros each, including the wine.
The best part of the day had yet to come, though. A tour in the Montañas del Fuego, Parque Nacional de Timanfaya. You can only go on tour on the local coach, as no other vehicle or walker is authorised on the preserved area. The tour was well worth it though - the scenery is grand! You can just about imagine the kind of force of nature involved in the rumbling of lava rolling down the mountain. You go from crumbling masses to smooth deserts, often in the space of a few paces one from the other. It really is quite hard to describe - I took lots of pictures but I'm not sure they give enogh credit to the landscape. [pics will be added once processed]
As I said, an excellent day out, with lots of magnificent sites, although we didn't do much walking.
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