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We press on and an hour-or-so later we arrive at the Roque de Los Muchachos. Here's Judith standing by the marker that identifies the highest point on La Palma. We're only about six miles from the coast, but we're 2,421m (7,943 feet) above sea level, so we're getting a great view of the tops of the clouds. And it's windy. Really, really windy. Like, getting blown off your feet windy. Judith's not leaning against the marker to pose for the photo. She's holding on to it to stop getting blown over. It's also cold. The car indicates an outside temperature of 3C, but the wind must be making it well below zero.
We've only driven about fifty miles from the hotel (although it's only about 25 miles as the crow flies), but it's taken us well over two hours to get here thanks to the bonkers, winding roads. And that's despite the fact that about 90% of our journey has been on three of the island's most major roads - the LP-2, LP-1 and LP-4. The LP-1 and LP-2 ring the island, with the LP-1 forming the Northern half of the circuit and the LP-2 the Southern half. The LP-3 cuts across the middle of the island East to West, whilst the LP-4 goes from the North-West, past the highest point, to the capital city, Santa Cruz de la Palma in the East.
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