Jack Wolfskin Summer 2014

SURPRISES AT
EVERY TURN –
TRAIL RUNNING AND
MOUNTAIN BIKING ON LA PALMA...
Dancing on the volcano. Six days of endurance sports.
And more than a few surprises:
1. Like the way the spectacle of the sunrise on Pico de la Cruz
just blows away any feelings of tiredness. We take a breather
and enjoy our first coffee of the day, courtesy of Annemarie
(the lovely lady at “El Provenir”).
2. Like the fact that whichever direction you look there’s another
amazing view to be had: a sea of cotton wool clouds, an awesome
crater, rough mountain trails leading down into the valley.
3. Like the sudden realisation – over papas arrugadas and fresh
fish in the quaint little bar we find on our first evening – that
Moritz and Robert speak perfect Spanish.
4. Like the huge fun we had on the challenging MTB downhill
over the perilously sharp lava gravel.
5. Like the nicknames the waitress in the pizzeria came up with
for us (from “Mouse” to “Macho”).
6. Like the little houses at Pirates’ Cove near Tijarafe. How did they
get there and who built them?
7. And the fact that shortly after leaving we wanted to go back
again.
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