After the success of our long winter break early last year, we
decided to do it again in 2018.
By 'success' I mean avoiding the cold, miserable, grey days that
characterise much of January and February in northern England .
So we're back in the Canary Islands
for the best part of two months, although staying on a different island to last
year.
Of all the many places I've ever been in the world, I think
the Canaries have one of the very best winter climates. We're around 5 degrees north of the Tropic of
Cancer, and it's very mild - warm even - but without the high humidity of the
tropics. The sun's bright, the sea's
crystal clear and at night we can see many more stars than at home, due to the
clearer air and lower light pollution.
The local flora is stunning, even at this time of year. It's just a very nice place to wander around.
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| flowering vine growing wild on scrubland - naturally, I took a cutting .... |
