I had a week off work so I used it to go back to Gran Canaria. I stole my dad's car for a day and, with a friend, I drove to the mountainous center and the windy south east of the island. Places I had never seen properly before.

Chess in San Mateo, a small village with a popular Sunday market.
A San Mateo house with the typical balconies in this region.
San Mateo has a local festival on.

After San Mateo we continued to drive up.

The Clouds below
Kilometer 0 with the Roque Nublo, a natural landmark, in the background.
Closeup of the Roque Nublo.

The Roque Nublo was our last stop before heading down South East.

Wind farm 1.
Wind farm 2, with the local flora in the foreground.
Where there's wind, there's windsurf. The sail numbers on the statue belong to Bjorn Dunkerbeck and twins Iballa and Daida Ruano Moreno, three local legends.
An abandoned bus I found when I took a wrong turn into a private farm.