Comments on: Gran Canaria Fires – Now Officially under Control! Finally! http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/ A blog about Knowledge Management, Communities, Collaboration, Learning, Social Computing and Work/Life Balance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Walking and Hiking in Gran Canaria — The Cunning Canary — My Grand life on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands! http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-540629 Walking and Hiking in Gran Canaria — The Cunning Canary — My Grand life on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands! Fri, 30 May 2008 12:24:40 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-540629 [...] I really love walking and have found some nice routes around the island. I live in the South so most of my walking takes place there (either to and from work or to and from the shop!) With this climate, you can usually count on sun and almost always on warmth. When you are walking up and down the steep hills (another reason why walking is preferable to cycling here) you will appreciate a soft breeze on your face too! There is some information on other Spanish hiking routes on here: http://hikingblogs.thesocksite.com/location/international/spain/ and more Canarian walking information on http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/. [...] [...] I really love walking and have found some nice routes around the island. I live in the South so most of my walking takes place there (either to and from work or to and from the shop!) With this climate, you can usually count on sun and almost always on warmth. When you are walking up and down the steep hills (another reason why walking is preferable to cycling here) you will appreciate a soft breeze on your face too! There is some information on other Spanish hiking routes on here: http://hikingblogs.thesocksite.com/location/international/spain/ and more Canarian walking information on http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/. [...]

]]> By: Victoria http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-540624 Victoria Fri, 30 May 2008 12:22:48 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-540624 Mountain walking is really great here but don't forget your raincoat!! I quite like walking along the beach trails too. I saw some other hiking information on http://www.cunningcanary.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=227 and http://hikingblogs.thesocksite.com/location/international/spain/ is good for mainland Spanish walking tracks too. Mountain walking is really great here but don’t forget your raincoat!! I quite like walking along the beach trails too. I saw some other hiking information on http://www.cunningcanary.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=227 and http://hikingblogs.thesocksite.com/location/international/spain/ is good for mainland Spanish walking tracks too.

]]> By: Luis Suarez http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-332178 Luis Suarez Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:54:13 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-332178 Hi Marie-Jose! Thanks much for dropping by and for the feedback! Apologies for the long delay on the reply. Being travelling to the US, Orlando, and just got back from there. Glad to hear you will be coming back to Agüimes the first 2 weeks of Feb. Good stuff! The situation after the fires, I must say, that it has improved, although it's still going to take a little while before going back to "normal". Palmitos Park, for instance, will not re-open till August this year. Then there are some other parts where things have improved quite a bit, but you can still see the damaged caused, unfortunately. Either way, it is also the time for the Carnival, so that would be an interesting option as well. They would last over here till Feb 17th! I would love to meet up with you guys for a drink or two. You can drop me an e-mail over at elesar1 @ gmail dot com Look forward to hearing from you! Best! Luis Hi Marie-Jose! Thanks much for dropping by and for the feedback! Apologies for the long delay on the reply. Being travelling to the US, Orlando, and just got back from there.

Glad to hear you will be coming back to Agüimes the first 2 weeks of Feb. Good stuff! The situation after the fires, I must say, that it has improved, although it’s still going to take a little while before going back to “normal”. Palmitos Park, for instance, will not re-open till August this year. Then there are some other parts where things have improved quite a bit, but you can still see the damaged caused, unfortunately. Either way, it is also the time for the Carnival, so that would be an interesting option as well. They would last over here till Feb 17th!

I would love to meet up with you guys for a drink or two. You can drop me an e-mail over at elesar1 @ gmail dot com

Look forward to hearing from you!
Best! Luis

]]> By: Marie-Jose http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-329367 Marie-Jose Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:03:09 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-329367 Hola Luis! Voy a estar en Aguimes ....forget it, I'll continue in English as your English is better than my Spanish.....the first 2 weeks of February. I'm looking forward to visiting my favorite Spanish island again and walking with Grupo Montanero Mogan though unsure what the scenary will be like after the fires. My husband and I would to meet up with you when we're over but I don't want to leave my mobile number on your blog pages. Regards, MJ Hola Luis! Voy a estar en Aguimes ….forget it, I’ll continue in English as your English is better than my Spanish…..the first 2 weeks of February. I’m looking forward to visiting my favorite Spanish island again and walking with Grupo Montanero Mogan though unsure what the scenary will be like after the fires. My husband and I would to meet up with you when we’re over but I don’t want to leave my mobile number on your blog pages.
Regards, MJ

]]> By: Luis Suarez http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-212900 Luis Suarez Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:04:36 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-212900 Hi Marie-Jose! Thanks much for the follow up feedback comments. Appreciated. I certainly agree with you that the island would recover in its due time, but also the landscape is going to be completely different. There is no doubt. However, I am thinking, knowing the island from the three years that I have been here that it would get better. I mean, I have been to multiple different places year after year and they are always improving, so I am not expecting any less. Mother Earth knows a great deal about this and I am sure it would bring us again all of the beauty of this island in those special places. Like yourself, one of the things that attracted me from the island in the past years has been the diversity of the island. It is not for nothing that Gran Canaria is well know as a mini-continent for all of the stuff you can find all over the place. You can chose whether you would want to have some sunshine on the beach, or some sunshine up in the mountains, the options are there and will continue to be there. Maybe a little bit different, maybe taking a little bit of time, but eventually they would be there. It would be a matter of time, I am sure. Oh, right, excellent stuff, Marie-Jose, I have been to the Wicklow hills and loved it over there as well. It is certainly very different so we will have to exchange experiences next time you come over, which I am sure would see things completely different from today's devastation. You are on, Marie-Jose! :-) Thanks again for the feedback! Hi Marie-Jose! Thanks much for the follow up feedback comments. Appreciated. I certainly agree with you that the island would recover in its due time, but also the landscape is going to be completely different. There is no doubt. However, I am thinking, knowing the island from the three years that I have been here that it would get better. I mean, I have been to multiple different places year after year and they are always improving, so I am not expecting any less. Mother Earth knows a great deal about this and I am sure it would bring us again all of the beauty of this island in those special places.

Like yourself, one of the things that attracted me from the island in the past years has been the diversity of the island. It is not for nothing that Gran Canaria is well know as a mini-continent for all of the stuff you can find all over the place. You can chose whether you would want to have some sunshine on the beach, or some sunshine up in the mountains, the options are there and will continue to be there. Maybe a little bit different, maybe taking a little bit of time, but eventually they would be there. It would be a matter of time, I am sure.

Oh, right, excellent stuff, Marie-Jose, I have been to the Wicklow hills and loved it over there as well. It is certainly very different so we will have to exchange experiences next time you come over, which I am sure would see things completely different from today’s devastation. You are on, Marie-Jose! :-)

Thanks again for the feedback!

]]> By: Marie-Jose http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-212489 Marie-Jose Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:54:25 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-212489 Just want to echo Martin's feeling in the hope that the Island gets over this disaster as quickly as possible. Nevertheless I can't help but feel that the landscape will not be the same. For me the beauty and magic of the place was in making the effort to move away from the tourist areas and finding the wonderful luscious inside. The mountains will still be there but it is likely to feel desert like for a while. Luis, I live in the middle the Wicklow hills (the mountains near Dublin)and for me they are not nearly as beautiful as mountains like l Aserrador. Hoping to get to GC early nest year. Hasta luego. Just want to echo Martin’s feeling in the hope that the Island gets over this disaster as quickly as possible. Nevertheless I can’t help but feel that the landscape will not be the same. For me the beauty and magic of the place was in making the effort to move away from the tourist areas and finding the wonderful luscious inside. The mountains will still be there but it is likely to feel desert like for a while.
Luis, I live in the middle the Wicklow hills (the mountains near Dublin)and for me they are not nearly as beautiful as mountains like l Aserrador. Hoping to get to GC early nest year.
Hasta luego.

]]> By: Luis Suarez http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-212391 Luis Suarez Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:59:29 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-212391 <p>Hello folks! Thanks a lot for dropping by and for sharing your feedback with us! <strong>Marie-Jose</strong>, from what I can see it looks like you certainly have enjoyed your time over here in Gran Canaria and I do hope that whenever you get back you would be able to have just as much fun. I must confess that for about one year I lived in Dublin, Ireland, and in many ways some of the stunning landscapes I was exposed while in there always reminded me of Gran Canaria. Not sure why, all of that green, the mountains, the valleys, etc. etc. When I came over here it reminded so much! Thanks again for the feedback comments and we look forward to seeing you over here again!</p> <p><strong>Martín</strong>, gracias por los buenos deseos. Yo también espero que la isla se recupere pronto. Seguro que lo hará antes de que nos hayamos dado cuenta de ello y yo desde luego voy a ser uno de los más contentos porque parecerá como aquella parte de mi que una vez me quitaron, ha vuelto. </p> <p>¡Gracias de nuevo y espero que nos podamos ver pronto!</p> Hello folks! Thanks a lot for dropping by and for sharing your feedback with us! Marie-Jose, from what I can see it looks like you certainly have enjoyed your time over here in Gran Canaria and I do hope that whenever you get back you would be able to have just as much fun. I must confess that for about one year I lived in Dublin, Ireland, and in many ways some of the stunning landscapes I was exposed while in there always reminded me of Gran Canaria. Not sure why, all of that green, the mountains, the valleys, etc. etc. When I came over here it reminded so much! Thanks again for the feedback comments and we look forward to seeing you over here again!

Martín, gracias por los buenos deseos. Yo también espero que la isla se recupere pronto. Seguro que lo hará antes de que nos hayamos dado cuenta de ello y yo desde luego voy a ser uno de los más contentos porque parecerá como aquella parte de mi que una vez me quitaron, ha vuelto.

¡Gracias de nuevo y espero que nos podamos ver pronto!

]]> By: Martin http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-212250 Martin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:24:54 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-212250 Un desastre, esperemos que la isla se recupere pronto. Un saludo Un desastre, esperemos que la isla se recupere pronto.
Un saludo

]]> By: Marie-Jose http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-212234 Marie-Jose Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:42:26 +0000 http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/01/gran-canaria-fires-now-officially-under-control-finally/#comment-212234 Just found out the news today (live in Ireland). Am very fond of Gran Canaria, spent 3 weeks in Aguimes last June and have done lots of mountain walking there. A real tragedy. My very best wishes to you and all in that beautiful island. Just found out the news today (live in Ireland). Am very fond of Gran Canaria, spent 3 weeks in Aguimes last June and have done lots of mountain walking there.

A real tragedy.

My very best wishes to you and all in that beautiful island.

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