Quote from: Adiljutt156 on August 15, 2025, 10:28:53 PM

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Quote from: Chilwell on August 15, 2025, 08:59:27 AM

I wish to be in your shoe because all those places you are visiting are just being mentioned in television and in social media. I wish one day I will be able to see it with my own naked eyes, but since the date is not certain, I would like you to do me a favor if it is not too much, I will love you to share few pictures with me even though it's PM. Happy vacation GazetaBitcoin Grin

Thank you, Chilwell! I hope you will fulfill your dreams ☺️ As about photos, I will share some with the ones which asked me, including you! I will do it after I arrive home though, as it's very difficult to do it from a mobile phone.

Quote from: Porfirii on August 15, 2025, 03:00:28 PM

I have heard of it, yes. It's not the only one with black sand, most beaches in Canarias have that volcanic origin, but in Marañuelas it seems to be specially dark.

There are others, in contrast, where the sand is golden: it's sand from the Sahara Desert and carried by the wind. The most famous one is Las Teresitas in Tenerife, but there are several like this throughout the archipelago.

I know only this beach with black sand and one more -- in Agaete, but that one is at 1.5h driving away from my hotel, while Marañuela is at 15 min drive ☺️ So I chose Marañuela. I am here right now, writing you while sitting on this black sand, which is just WOW! The ocean is so calm... there is no wave... and this beach is so small! Only 300m long and only 20 sun chairs... I am glad I caught one ☺️

Oh and I also found out that the name of the island does not come from canary birds, but from dogs! When the Romans came here they brought with them some huge dogs (as big as Argentinian dogs) and after they left, some dogs were left behind. Later, when the Spanish came, they found these huge dogs and named the island as Gran Canaria -- the island of big dogs. Gran means big, while can comes from the Latin canis, which means dog (n.b. -- câine, in Romanian). I would have never thought about that...

As about Tenerife, I understood there are not many activities for children, so I don't know if I'll go there too soon. However, next year I wish to visit Azore islands, which are even more in the middle of the ocean ☺️