Our time off on La Palma – now it's back on the bicycle

We have now spent almost seven weeks on our beloved island of La Palma, which we already know well. For us, it was a deliberately planned break from cycling – with a permanent apartment in Puerto Naos, exactly where we were a year ago. It felt incredibly good not to have to set up and take down a tent and to be able to store our things neatly in a real closet (at least for Nicole 😆).

Since there is often confusion with the city of Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria, here is a brief overview of the Canary Islands:

...and no, we're not in Palma de Mallorca either – that's a city on the island of Mallorca 😊.

During our time off, we didn't just lie on the beach, of course. We went on various hikes, tried out new restaurants, Beni did a lot of paragliding, Nicole's parents visited us, and we met up with many old acquaintances. There are a lot of people on the island who love La Palma as much as we do. Many have been coming here every winter for decades to escape the cold and the endless gray skies.
So you often meet familiar paragliders and friends who are collecting flying hours on La Palma 🪂☀️. Over the years, this has led to wonderful friendships – and most days of flying end with a beer together on the beach.

And to reassure you: things weren't always perfect for us either. There were days with bad weather, we were sick, we missed our friends and family over the holidays, and we were simply bored when it rained. Beni worked in between, and many of the flying days were anything but pleasant—often turbulent and exhausting. Sure, that's complaining on a high level, but anything else would distort reality, as is often the case with social media.

We also gave our bikes a break and swapped them for a scooter for these seven weeks. We also gave the blog a little break—that's why we won't be commenting on every hike in detail here, but will simply capture our highlights in a picture gallery.

At the same time, we have been thinking a lot about the rest of our trip and now believe we have come up with a good plan for island hopping. Our goal is to explore all seven Canary Islands by bike. With so many islands and ferry connections, finding the right order is not that easy. For most routes, you have to travel via the largest island, Tenerife, and change there. One exception is La Gomera, which can be reached directly from La Palma.

This is what our provisional route looks like:

1. La Palma → La Gomera
2. La Gomera → Teneriffa Süd → El Hierro
3. El Hierro → Teneriffa Süd
4. Teneriffa mit dem Fahrrad → Teneriffa Nord
5. Teneriffa Nord → Gran Canaria (Agaete)
6. Gran Canaria (Las Palmas) → Fuerteventura
7. Fuerteventura → Lanzarote
8. Lanzarote → back to mainland Spain

Now we are really excited to finally get back on our bikes and explore the next island, La Gomera. We plan to leave our accommodation on Monday, February 2, 2026, and ride to the same campsite in El Pueblo where we stayed on the way here.

The route will be quite tough for the first day after such a long break, but there aren't many alternatives. After a rather short night in the tent, we will get up at around 3 a.m., pack everything up, and tackle the 800-meter descent to catch the 5 a.m. ferry to La Gomera.

We hope there will be fewer waves than last time—just to be on the safe side, we've stocked up on motion sickness tablets 😅.

For even more insight into our everyday cycling life, check out our latest video: