San Sebastian - Marina La Gomera
Our choice of car rental was again Cicar. At all the other islands they simply looked at our previous booking and gave us the same car and rate. Here they tried normal sleazoid car rental practices and tried to fob us off with a smaller car at the same rate. I objected to this and eventually they came into line. It was shame they had to try it on because up to now Cicar have looked after us well.
We set off towards Agulo on the north coast. La Gomera is a sort of squashed circle shape with a high forested area and a series of very deep and steep valleys running from the centre down to the sea. There is extensive terracing in the populated valleys and the built environment is generally sympathetic and well maintained.
A view up the valley from Agulo.
El Teide on Tenerife. Seen from a mirador at Agulo.
Much of the NW cost is not accessible by road. We drove to Vallehermose and down to the sea via Alojera to Playa de las Salinas. This was a tiny resort with a little black sand beach and a few restaurants.
We returned to San Sebastian across the middle of La Gomera skirting Garonjay national park with it's heavily forested deep valleys.
San Sebastian and the harbour seen from the west.
We set off towards Agulo on the north coast. La Gomera is a sort of squashed circle shape with a high forested area and a series of very deep and steep valleys running from the centre down to the sea. There is extensive terracing in the populated valleys and the built environment is generally sympathetic and well maintained.
A view up the valley from Agulo.
El Teide on Tenerife. Seen from a mirador at Agulo.
Much of the NW cost is not accessible by road. We drove to Vallehermose and down to the sea via Alojera to Playa de las Salinas. This was a tiny resort with a little black sand beach and a few restaurants.
We returned to San Sebastian across the middle of La Gomera skirting Garonjay national park with it's heavily forested deep valleys.
San Sebastian and the harbour seen from the west.