67.17 Tenerife: Las Carboneras to Taborno Rock: Simply, a staggering day encompassing rich beauty on land, mountains, and including ocean and cliffs.
We return to intersperse the two latest trips, Tenerife and Andorra, both having a strong Spanish influence although that effect upon the land is purely coincidental. In traveling to Andorra, we departed from Tenerife via aircraft, landed in Madrid, and thereafter, spent 2 days on the road driving across the country, which included a decent hike. While we had reserved accommodation for the last two weeks of this trip to occur in Spain upon departure from Andorra, we changed plans. This is not the first time we have extended our stay in Andorra but then it is a very special place for us despite the impossibly small shower stalls and parking spaces. Instead, it has impossibly steep trails, mountains and 'strolls', an unbeatable atmosphere while its high altitude keeps the summer temperatures relatively cool. Besides, we have failed in acquiring every language outside English and Afrikaans, so why not give Catalan a shot. Why not, indeed? Man...