...we have the last great breakfast and arrive quite late at the airport (because I was hoping to find churros - in vain!)...I am pissed off by a local Iberia check in guy who threatens to slap me with excess baggage charges (no such problems in Brussels on the way in) so I stuff a lot of things in my pockets and wear three jackets. It helps....we say goodbye, I go to Madrid, dad flies to Warsaw, and make it to our respective homes and thus ends our beautiful Chr...

1. We rise at 5.30 to catch a quick breakfast, fire up our headlamps and venture into the freezing night to conquer the last 500m between us and the summit by sunrise.2. We make it slightly after sunrise which is just as well because it is difficult to stay long at the summit because of hurricane force wind and terrible cold.3. We descend a different route to take the scenic Old Peak in (a huge crater). We get lost a little among the rough terrain and badly marke...

1. I do more diving including one drift dive where I'm close to freaking out (strong current, deco) and one night dive with a million cuttlefish.2. We visit the beautiful cliffs of Los Gigantes at sunset and meet two other Polish couples with Santa hats.3. We experience the relaxed Spanish driving style which vividly reminds me of Belgium - parking is allowed anywhere and turn signals are strictly optional.

1. I do my first diving, discover amazing stingray dive sites, where it is the rays that pet the humans rather than the other way round - and dad goes for a walk to the beach by himself.2. We eat a romantic sunset dinner at Los Abrigos. Prices are steep but the view is unparalleled.