Monday, March 28, 2016

Did You Know That Canaries Are Black?

Well, at least parts of them are.

Just back from a week on La Palma, which is an island in its own right, not to be confused with Las Palmas which is the main city on the island of Gran Canaria.

A few snaps:-


Typical mountain terrain, at about 3,000 ft on the flank of Mount Negra.


Looking down into the crater of Volcan San Antonio.

Whilst back at sea level:-


La Palma prides itself on having the most extreme height to surface area ratio of any island in the world. With a high point of 7,959ft on an area of only 273 square miles, that's almost believable - but do Scottish sea stacks not qualify as islands?

By the way, noted that our Salford friend has has treated herself to a personalised number plate, but it would seem that this has been financed by economising on the valeting:-


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