763. Canary Islands Part 3 | La Isleta and Las Coloradas

A few days ago we walked from our area to Isleta, which is on the north eastern tip of Gran Canaria island (if you look on a map, it's the little section that sticks out from an otherwise fairly round island). I really enjoyed this walk and the scenery along the way. We hiked up a mountain to see this view of a cute little town called Las Coloradas.

Here are some photos from the route, starting with the end of Las Canteras beach.


This blue and yellow building is actually someone's house! So cool.


Down to El Confital Beach. It was pretty unique. It's more of a rock than sand beach.


On the way up the mountain..


Prickly pear plant


View from the top!
Way on the other side is where we are staying. It looks like a far distance but I didn't feel the walk was that long at all.


Then we walked down the mountain and towards Las Coloradas (the little town in the first photo of this post)


We were pretty exhausted by the time we arrived so sat to have a drink and some fruits. It was so refreshing.


Heading back to our area/Las Canteras Beach


The day after. It was a national holiday in Spain (Fiesta Nacional de España) and the weather was really nice..so the beach was pretty packed. There weren't any special festivities though. I guess the residents of these islands don't really identify with being from Spain since they are quite a distance away.

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762. Canary Islands Part 2 | Beach Days

The past couple mornings we have gone to the beach to relax for a bit before starting our day. I bring a book to read and work on my tan (I am pretty dark already). I brought 6 books on this trip and haven't had time to read until now. It's nice to get back into it again. I wish I had more time to read though..even though it seems like I've been relaxing a lot here I've also been pretty busy with work.

It's Thanksgiving now in Canada (Happy Thanksgiving!). It's strange to miss the Fall season this year and I do miss baking all my pumpkin things. So far it feels like a really long summer.


An accidental shot I took while laying down. Was about to delete it but I thought it looked cute.


Delicious croquettes from a restaurant called Samoa


Visiting the neighbourhood of Triana


It was about an hour walk from where we are staying (beside Las Canteras beach) to Triana.


Dinner one night at El Gallo Feliz. I really liked it! This vegetable soup was delicious and overflowing with vegetables.


By the time our mains came it was already dark. I got the schnitzel.



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761. Canary Islands Part 1 | Our 3rd Anniversary

We've now arrived and settled into our new home for the next month - Las Palmas in Gran Canaria/Canary Islands! This is quite a different kind of vacation than I've ever had before. I've never done a resort type, beach vacation in the past. I've never even gone to the beaches in or around Toronto to just relax. When I travel somewhere I usually prefer to do things and sightsee rather than lay on the beach (plus I don't swim anyway) but since we are not really on a typical "vacation", it's nice to spend some time here.

I am liking it so far. But to be honest, when we first arrived, I didn't think I would enjoy it. I'm much more used to city life (or somewhere with a lot of beautiful nature like Azores last month)..and coming here from Porto which I loved a lot, was a drastic difference. The city parts; buildings and architecture in Las Palmas are not nice at all. The designs are all pretty old like 50s or 60s style and they don't maintain them well (some buildings have visible rust, peeling paint, etc). It doesn't look like typical Europe here. We are pretty close to Africa so there are some African influences. It's probably a slim chance but since we are so close to Morocco..I hope we will be able to take a quick trip there during this month.

I really love that the weather is always nice here. It's always warm and sunny (mid 20s degrees). They only get something like 8 days of rain per year. I also like the beach area a lot. We are just a block away from Las Canteras Beach which has a super long stretch of restaurants. So we will spend most of our time here and try to go to the beach every morning. I look forward to getting a lot of reading done. The place we are staying is also really nice.


This is what the streets look like in the city areas. I will take more photos next time.


A couple days ago it was my boyfriend and I's 3 year anniversary! I can't believe how fast time flies. Last year I would have never thought we would be celebrating our anniversary here. We went for dinner at a restaurant called El Santo and had their tasting menu. It was really good! Everything had a unique taste (like the oyster was kind of sweet) and was beautifully presented. I liked every dish except for the potatoes. I found them WAY too flavourful and salty.



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