I spent some time on La Palma in the Canary Islands a few years ago, and was told that it is the steepest island in the world. Some people argue this point but there is some justification for the claim. It's a beautiful place, someone claimed that the song la isla bonita was inspired by it, but i don't think that one is true... I renamed the place la isla estupida because you can't go anywhere without climbing a few cliffs as there's always a mountain or 2 blocking your path... anyway...thought i'd share a few photos... had some crazy adventures getting there, and a few interesting trips around the island, but I'll save the story for another time... no luxury hotel by the beach on this one, spent most of the time living in a cave in a cliff looking down on the sea... never been a big fan of black volcanic sand so not many beach pics, just lots of mountains...
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hard work walking around the place but worth it for the views
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getting lost in the clouds
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the view from the hikers refuge up on the mountain path...
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some lush lowlands in the north
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spent some time in this valley up in the north of the island
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a view along the northern coast
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the next three show the hill up to my cave and the view from inside...
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and just for luck, the big scary spiders outside the cave...
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so, stupidly steep, but awesome place... well worth a visit if you're wondering where to go on your next travels...