Richard and Christine

Richard and Christine
Richard and Christine

Who we are

Who we are? Oh Dear. Where do we start? Christine and I have been married for 40 years (yes, we deserve a medal), have two adult children and three wonderful grandchildren. I am an investment adviser looking after a small number of lovely clients who allow me to take time off each year to travel. Technology and a paperless office has given us the ability to travel for three months yearly for the last ten years, mainly using our holiday homes (Lake Rotoiti New Zealand and one fifth of an apartment in Spain) for around eight home exchanges each year around the world. And when we are not travelling? We live mainly in Auckland, but we spend one week each month at the lake. The future? Very boring- we simply look forward to a similar lifestyle for about the next 40 years.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Amerys Travels 2009- the mountains of Gran Canaria









We seemed to very quickly leave behind the hot and dry coastal fringe as we headed up into the central mountains for a day spent exploring inland. Dry rock quickly gave way to shrubs and even groves of palm trees higher in the valleys, and vegetation started to appear as we climbed. The highest peaks are 2,000 and 1,800 metres respectively (6,400 feet and 5,900 feet) and from this central high area the slashes of deep valleys (barrancos) run down to the coast, providing for the most dramatic mountain scenery.

In the photos you can see some of the mountain villages clinging to the ridges, with terraces carved out for cultivation, most with a couple of cafes for us tourists to refuel. The roads are well paved, but narrow and exceptionally winding, making for slow tiring driving.

As far as the stunning scenery is concerned, I will leave it to the photos to tell their own story.

Next time- the dry southern tourist areas.
Richard
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