La Gomera 2019

A view from La Gomera's highest peak Garayonai to the Teide on Tenerife

Saturday Self-Challenge: a picture in portrait orientation - Please excuse: my comments will come next week: I'm on the way back this weekend and there isn't too much time to look and comment calmly. Sorry !

Vallehermoso is a small town in the fertile North of La Gomera. The North has much more rain over the year because of the humidity which comes with the Passat winds. In this area you find a lot of banana plantations, orange and citrus trees, apples and peaches but only very small tourism in opposite to the South where a lot of ground has been sold by the peasants to investors who built appartment houses there for the visitors of the island.

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Valle Gran Rey, La Playa; Gomera

I think it's better to see it large !

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San Sebastián is the capital and the most important port of La Gomera. It's situated in the east of the island. The population today is 9000 habitants. The most famous visitor was Columbus who stopped there on his way to America.

The Laurel Forest is situated in the middle of La Gomera. It covers nearly 10% of the island. This region remains most of the year in clouds and mist. The forest is a relict ecosystem which is nowadays only found on the Canaries, the Azores and Madeira. In Tertiary evergreen rainforests like this covered many parts of Europe and North Africa. In this region they have only survived thanks of high humidity and mild temperatures all over the year; the moisture comes with the westwinds from the Atlantic Ocean and is stopped by the mountains. The Laurel Forest is very important for the source of water for La Gomera and it's a refuge for a lot of endemic plants and animals. Since 1986 it's an UNESCO World Heritage site.

HFF everybody everywhere ! Wish you a nice Friday and a great weekend ! Thanks for all your support, your views, your kind comments and your faves. Many greetings from grey and rainy Rhein-Main-Area ! But: Spring is on it's way ! I'm sure !