It is adjacent to Barranco de las Izcagua, a huge and spectacular ravine that stretches several kilometers inland from the coast.
There
are hiking trails on both sides, and are some of the most popular on the
island. The main road, LP-1, winds along the ravine – it is on my
usual bike route, just a few kilometers before returning home. Usually I fly by El
Fayal at about 65kph, as the road is on a slight downhill. But every time I
passed by, it looked very interesting, so I finally decided to pay a visit on
foot – not least to take some photos, which I have little inclination to do on
a fast stretch of road.
When
riding the bike, it is actually a bit scary, because the road barrier is much
lower than my position on the saddle, and there is a sheer drop of about a
hundred meters on the other side, less than a meter away.
A quick visit of the
capitol La Palma, after the morning drive from Puntagorda, courtesy of the
owner of the house where I was staying since March 6th.
Very busy
port city, but not that big, to walk from end to end.
Lots of tourist shops in the old town area -- mostly along one
single street that is for pedestrians only. Along the coast, it is mostly
just restaurants. No bicycle shops, so no souvenir jersey.
But
I did find a nice T-shirt souvenir of Roque de Muchachos, complete with a map
of La Palma and altitude of the peak written in meters.
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