Until next time

Typical Gran Canaria Mountain-scape

We've wrapped up this leg of the journey and we're back in the U.S.. In the final two days on the island we did a bit more exploring by car. A drive thru the center of the island and up over the top (1950 meters), followed the next day to the Pueblo of Agaete, a small fishing village in the northwest corner of the island. Both of these excursions were 3 to 3 1/2 hour car rides including mountain top hair-pin turns and cliff side carved roads with 400 meter vertical drops.Quite spectacular. Couldn't help but wonder how some of these roads were built.

The landscape is mostly dry and brown, although it does get a bit greener to the north. A few very small villages within these mountains and valleys but mostly desolate. Certainly not the most inviting place I've seen.

We will return in mid November to prepare "Maravilha" for the East to West Atlantic crossing to St Lucia in the company of 200+ boats participating in the World Cruising Club's ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) which is schedule to start on November 23, 2014. This is a 2700 mile passage and is expected to take from 18 to 21 days.