There is a series of string quartet performances over the next two months and we make a start with a Queen evening, the quartet playing some pretty sophisticated arrangements of many classic Queen numbers. It’s an interesting model, the playing is fabulous and the venue fascinating. We may return for another in the series.
Back to Sunday, as we cannot run a marathon we opt for a tough walk instead. Last done almost exactly two years ago, we drive to Mercadona, our supermarket of choice, just four km from home and park up. From here we walk uphill through Adeje town to the entrance to Barranco del Infierno. This is quite an ascent of 150m, but easy on pavement so far.
From here we don’t enter The Ravine of Hell, instead we turn left and head upwards. The path is part of route PR-TF 71 and well marked, although we have it to ourselves. Over the next three km we climb another 580m arriving at Boca del Paso, a beautiful spot we can also reach from nearby La Quinta.
Here we’re almost half a mile above sea level and the views over the Adeje area are stunning. We can see the county of Adeje, the town which being the county capital gives it it’s name, and Costa Adeje, the coastline we are so very familiar with, which is roughly 10 km or 25% of the southern coast of the island.
It’s a short but beautiful walk through pines, passing the beehives, to the church in La Quinta which we have never found open, and then the long slog back down the road, passing the flyer’s launchpad. I must take a video of this hair raising drive sometime, it’s quite alarming, although we love it!
As we descend we chat with friends Mike and Jacqueline who are just boarding Seabourn Encore in Greece, freshly back in service today after safely navigating the terrors around the Red Sea without customers onboard. Finally back to our car after 8.4 miles and the knees are complaining anyway.
