57:13 Tenerife: A Second visit, it's that good: Punta del Hidalgo to Chinamada...not just a hike or experience but rather, a privilege.
My new favorite photo as Jen smiles in the thick (and steep) of it. To the left and below is a stream and above it is the trail. The destination is left of the mountain in the distance and about another 500 feet higher. Part-way up: The trail passes along an edge with a drop to the ocean. Since we have become horticulturists of some standing, we were easily able to identify this species. We call it a 'yellow flower'. We were walking along a path, admittedly, a very narrow edge some 2,000 feet above the trailhead when Jen asked whether I was feeling a little ‘jingly, jangly’. Well, I hadn’t heard that expression from her before, but I could figure out what she meant. I also had a real close-up view of her lovely face which expression echoed the sentiment. Her usual feelings in those positions are expressed as ‘shaky’ or plain old nervous. Despite feeling ‘jangly' on the day, she invariably handles those situations with aplomb and will seldom avoid a hike with a dange...