Archive for the 'Gran Canaria 2008' Category

Pinar de Tamadaba

Saturday, 14th of June 2008

As we didn’t get to the Pinar de Tamadaba on Thursday Silke and I made another attempt today. We drove over the island’s motorways almost to Agaete at the north coast of the island. Then we took a road south through the mountains. After cruising over the usual serpentines for an hour we reached a [...]

The Roque Nublo

Thursday, 12th of June 2008

After exploring the surroundings of the Hotel during our first day on Gran Canaria Silke and I went to have a look at the rest of the island yesterday. We decided to visit the Pinar de Tamadaba, a large pine forrest in the nothern part of the island.
After two hours of driving over mountain roads [...]

Lopesan Costa Meloneras

Thursday, 12th of June 2008

Once again Silke found a very nice hotel for us: The Lopesan at the Costa Meloneras. The hotel is a beautiful resort with a nice palm garden and a big swimming pool with a view of the Atlantic Ocean.

The breakfast buffet is rich with delicacies and you can sit outside on the terrace in the [...]