140 miles west of gaciosa is la palma. this is the fifth largest of the seven canary islands, and it is the most north western one. they arrived here on the evening of wednesday 16, just in time to enjoy a cold beer at the marina bar. the marina at la palma was very upscale and beautiful.
esteban told me the island was quite attractive but a little overcasted every day. Sure enough, I read back home that this island does not get much sunshine and therefore it is not the most touristic one, but on the other hand, the rains make the vegetation a lot more abundant than in the other islands nearby and the tourism here is much more relaxed. they enjoyed a quiet time in this place and the last days of sleeping in a marina without watches. they took care of the last preparations like getting more diesel, provisions, and a last oil change of the engine and visited the capital of santa cruz which was small, clean and very picturesque. they were very surprised not to see so many tourists or even boats at the marina but enjoyed having the place almost to themselves!
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