CHRISTMAS IN GRAN CANARIA:)

We really missed not being with the family this Christmas... but we did take the holiday time to explore Gran Canaria, one of the 7 Canary Islands. The islands are Spanish but closer to Morocco than Spain and all are volcanic in origin:) Leaving the cold in Germany we did enjoy the mild, sunny weather and the unique landscapes of the island. We stayed in the largest city of all the islands, Las Palmas, which also has a Harbor for cruise ships and ferries and a 3 mile long beach with a board walk lined with restaurants, hotels and shops for all the visiting tourists. The coast is dry and varies from sandy beach, volcanic hillsides plunging into the blue ocean and even large sand dunes (Maspalomas area:)..... the climate and landscape really changed as we left the coast and started driving toward the top of the volcano as you will see in the next photos:)