Rabbit Garlic and Papaya in La Gomera

We were staying for several nights at the Parador Conde de la Gomera.  This is a lovely Parador and definitely worth a google.

If you ever intend to travel through Spain or the Canaries you should always stay at least one night in a Parador.  The Spanish Government have got this concept spot on.  A true inspiration of restoring derelict medieval buildings into good hotels.

The day was planned to chill by the pool overlooking the sea, but the Mountains and lush vegetation in the distance and a good local bus service was too enticing for me.  So instead of heading for the sun loungers we headed for the bus station.  We always order freshly squeezed orange juice to go with our coffee cortado in the mornings.  Ask for zumo de naranja natural.  But the cafe here had more fruit that I have ever seen, pot luck, I chose Papaya and they juiced them for us while we waited for our bus.

We climbed the narrow mountain roads and hoped on and off at various small villages.  All very quiet and sleepy.

Church in Hermigua

From these mountain villages we could see Mount Teide over on the island of Tenerife in the distance.

They have their own small Camino - foot path here. A grueling eight day circuit around the outskirts of the island of La Gomera or approximately three days across the mountains.  in the middle. We observed that this  would make an excellent training ground for winter walking especially due to their climate.  However, there are very few places to stop for food and drink.  We strolled past various banana plantations.

And eventually found a small bar, where the house special was rabbit in garlic sauce.

Rabbit with Canary Potatoes in sea salt

I had wanted to try the rabbit and goat that this island is famous for, served with Canary potatoes baked in rock salt, very agreeable.  Now all we needed was to find a menu del dia for tomorrow serving goat!