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I’ve decided my favourite stretch of road in the world is Mogan to La Aldea . Ridden it many times in both directions . Just stunning . Perfect tarmac, Both fast and slow hairpins . If you come to Gran Canaria you must ride it . The lunch at Playa de Aldea .

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El Scooperoonie

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31 degrees over the mountain but a nice 26 by the sea

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Sat here in Playa de Aldea and we’ve spotted the famous Canarian Meerkat dog

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Quote of the week -Scoops just asked what’s Spanish for ‘ thank you ‘ 😂

Proper tosser abroad .

Reminds me of the four year old Spanish kid who couldn’t say please . That’s poor for four .
 
check with holiday companies also. we normally book flights and accommodation separately however for our trip last week the cheapest option was a holiday package with Jet2.

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That’s a wrap

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So 488 miles in 4 days .

Nice ride back around the north west coast

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Bikes dropped back at Budgie Bikes 😜

Got 10% discount for next year .

We stayed here in Artenera .

Stunning apartment . £80 per night . Sleeps 2 in double room and double sofa bed .

Very quiet . Only one restaurant open on one night ( Friday) but we self catered rest of time . Perfect chill out on roof terrace with a large g and t

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We’re staying here in Las Palmas .£75 per room .
Four minutes walk from Canary Ride and two minutes to beach

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€6 each via bus 17 then 60 back to airport . Takes 45 minutes .

My third time here . Best one yet . Best weather and renting bike from Canary Ride then doing own thing much more freedom than Canary Motorcycle Tours . Cheaper too .
F900GS was perfect bike apart from notchy slow shifter and hard seat . But I brought seat pad with me .

If you’ve not been before , a week with CMT is perfect intro to this stunning place .

These are the routes we did

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Obviously to and from our accommodation but gives you an idea.
You can’t go wrong on any of the mountain roads .

A few favourite restaurants either for coffee or lunch .

This is most favourite

Stunning views . Cheap food . Best pork chop I’ve ever had

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Down by the harbour in Puerto Rico at Olas Locas is lovely . Great seafood . Swordfish stunning

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And here at Esther at Playa de la Aldea . Octopus a specialty but lots of fish too

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Brilliant Arsey. Thanks for all the details. Great report. 👌

"Ey? What? Hello? Hi John. What? Haha, yes he is."

Sorry, that was @landmarkjohn on the phone then....says you're a twat. :D
 
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Might stay here at Playa de las Canteras in Las Palmas when we come back . Lovely vibe and nice bars /restaurants.Much nicer than the big resorts .

Plenty of Airbnb apartments such as this at £90 each per night

Just checked and whole trip including flights/ bike hire/petrol, 4 nights in apartment/ 1 night hotel , buses and all food / drink has cost me £1015.

Pretty good value I think
 
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Might stay here at Playa de las Canteras in Las Palmas when we come back . Lovely vibe and nice bars /restaurants.Much nicer than the big resorts .

Plenty of Airbnb apartments such as this at £90 each per night

Just checked and whole trip including flights/ bike hire/petrol, 4 nights in apartment/ 1 night hotel , buses and all food / drink has cost me £1015.

Pretty good value I think
Have a look at hotel MG Poniente which is about a 5 min walk from where you are sitting, on the way to canary ride. We used jet2 and got flights , transfers, hotel b&b for 4 nights for £559. There’s always lots going on on the promenade each evening.

Barry
 
I’ve decided my favourite stretch of road in the world is Mogan to La Aldea . Ridden it many times in both directions . Just stunning . Perfect tarmac, Both fast and slow hairpins . If you come to Gran Canaria you must ride it . The lunch at Playa de Aldea .

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Here’s the road in question . Best viewed with volume on mute 😜

 
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Might stay here at Playa de las Canteras in Las Palmas when we come back . Lovely vibe and nice bars /restaurants.Much nicer than the big resorts .

Plenty of Airbnb apartments such as this at £90 each per night

Just checked and whole trip including flights/ bike hire/petrol, 4 nights in apartment/ 1 night hotel , buses and all food / drink has cost me £1015.

Pretty good value I think
That is good value. Our trip cost more (each) partly because we don’t have such cheap flights available and we didn’t do much self catering - the restaurants along the Playa de Las Canteras are quite expensive by Spanish standards. This was our first visit to the Canary Isles and we’d definitely visit again in January, February or March for a bit of winter sun. Renting a bike was a great way to explore the Island. I’m still not an ‘Island’ person and after a few days was beginning to feel a bit restricted which I used to find when I went to the Isle of Man regularly, years ago. The roads and views are spectacular although I will probably stick to the Alps and Pyrenees for now which are, relatively speaking, on my doorstep but not really much fun in the winter.
 


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