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Nov 2020
11:22pm, 10 Nov 2020
49,701 posts
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Velociraptor
OCTOBER ROUND-UP
It's November. It's dark all sodding day. We can't go wherever we want and do whatever we want, but a dinosaur can dream that her threadmates are lovely Canary Islands and hope the formatting doesn't come out as a load of scribble.
125% and above: Tenerife is the largest and most-populated of the eight Canary Islands. It is also the most-populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034 square kilometres (785.48 sq mi), and 917,841 inhabitants at the start of 2019. The capital city is Santa Cruz de Tenerife and its most famous landmark is Mount Tiede, the highest mountain in Spain at 3,718m. It's OK, there's a cable car.
NDWDave 2236.54 +78.92%
DocM 2056.34 +64.51%
Spiggot 2000.86 +60.07%
Pikelet 1924.25 +53.94%
annadav 1920.82 +53.67%
mole-thing 1796.26 +43.70%
Minimag 1745.33 +39.63%
Jenni-far-far 1701.34 +36.11%
SooWoo 1692.07 +35.37%
theOtherRichard 1676.61 +34.13%
mikep 1634.03 +30.72%
Oranj 1617.92 +29.43%
ARB73 1605.10 +28.41%
Badger 1587.62 +27.01%
aberfordian 1574.82 +25.99%
12barDavid 1567.19 +25.38%
110%-125%: Gran Canaria is the third largest and second most populated of the Canary Islands, with a land area of 1,560km and a population of 851,231 at the start of 2019. The capital city, Las Palmas, was a popular cruise ship destination back when ships could cruise. The island is circular and rises from sea level to 1,956 metres at Morro de la Agujereada, although the nearby Pico de las Nieves has traditionally been considered the island's tallest peak and has real canaries on it. I know, I've seen them.
stubiedoo 1530.63 +22.45%
Jigs 1515.53 +21.24%
Smoggy 1479.47 +18.36%
twinny 1471.35 +17.71%
Grumbs 1460.64 +16.85%
HappyG(rrr) 1438.33 +15.07%
zuistu 1435.53 +14.84%
NavyAl 1425.00 +14.00%
jennyh 1412.56 +13.00%
Yumee 1409.68 +12.77%
Velociraptor 1392.85 +11.43%
90%-110%: Lanzarote is the northernmost and easternmost of the Canary Islands and the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago, covering 846 square kilometres. With 152,289 inhabitants at the start of 2019, it is the third most populous Canary Island. The capital city is Arrecife. Lanzarote is characterised by a black craggy landscape and by clusters of low-rise white buildings. Located in the centre-west of the island is Timanfaya National Park, an interesting volcanic attraction. King Cesar Manrique and Queen Aloe Vera live in a palace called Club la Santa on the north west of the island which some Fetchies regard as a pilgrimage destination.
Fordyboy 1366.07 +9.29%
IanS 1363.94 +9.12%
alfazenna1 1354.63 +8.37%
Pompey Paul 1348.56 +7.88%
Batmansdad 1348.26 +7.86%
CasB 1344.86 +7.59%
bonners 1334.22 +6.74%
Vancouver Jogger 1325.56 +6.04%
Gobi 1324.29 +5.94%
MAG 1305.93 +4.47%
minardi 1299.09 +3.93%
Pixxy 1298.71 +3.90%
westmoors 1293.48 +3.48%
cackleberry 1280.91 +2.47%
unsafe breadbin 1279.58 +2.37%
mascott514 1279.17 +2.33%
Marchbanks 1276.99 +2.16%
Ness 1272.13 +1.77%
Cerrertonia 1257.16 +0.57%
RBanksy 1255.94 +0.48%
Gaz von Lager 1253.36 +0.27% and the best sunbed
larkim 1238.72 -0.90%
Stevo_888 1229.98 -1.60%
wAckie Racer 1228.92 -1.69%
gary2 1211.08 -3.11%
StuartM 1205.45 -3.56%
JAPMitch 1192.87 -4.57%
Dillthedog 1179.53 -5.64%
Santis 1178.31 -5.74%
jabberknit 1169.53 -6.44%
rupert bear 1169.00 -6.48%
Richard-M 1143.13 -8.55%
Northern Exile 1128.91 -9.69%
75%-90%: Fuerteventura which, at 1,660 square kilometres, is the second largest of the Canary Islands after Tenerife. At the start of 2019, Fuerteventura had 116,886 inhabitants. Its capital is Puerto del Rosario. Fuerteventura is known for long white sandy beaches, ferocious winds, and the Half Marathon des Sables. Yes, that is an actual thing.
Akie 1117.35 -10.61%
Hills of Death (HOD) 1064.58 -14.83%
Tiggers mate Roo 1064.00 -14.88%
MovingAlong 1063.33 -14.93%
Hoaxster 1045.89 -16.33%
rf_fozzy 1037.92 -16.97%
Under 75%: La Palma is the most north-westerly and the fifth largest of the Canary Islands, with an area of 708 square kilometres. The total population at the start of 2019 was 82,671. The capital is Santa Cruz de La Palma. A walking destination among Those In The Know, its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos, which at 2,423 metres is second in the Canaries only to the peaks of the Teide massif on Tenerife. Better not hang around if you want to get to the top before the end of the year.
Pothunter 920.70 -26.34%
mr d 913.93 -26.89%
Joopsy 902.35 -27.81%
PedroCorre! 872.75 -30.18%
Nggroves 871.43 -30.29%
Nearly Last 801.52 -35.88%
tom1729 773.26 -38.14%
Garfield 759.37 -39.25%
Toks 752.16 -39.83%
arbster 748.12 -40.15%
Neilio 648.89 -48.09%
Wriggling Snake 643.58 -48.51%
Tia 623.77 -50.10%
bodwen 582.66 -53.39%
VicMcIntyre 538.60 -56.91%
Psimon 510.47 -59.16%
Maclennane 452.13 -63.83%
Bez-head 443.62 -64.51%
StewartC 343.66 -72.51%
Well done, 1500ers. You are all HEROES 
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Nov 2020
7:39am, 11 Nov 2020
4,852 posts
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jennyh
Thanks for a great round up V’rap! Having never been to the Canary Islands, it was very interesting to learn a bit more about the different islands.
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Nov 2020
7:50am, 11 Nov 2020
5,352 posts
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Vancouver Jogger
Great round up. Thanks V’rap
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Nov 2020
7:53am, 11 Nov 2020
36,406 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
What a great round up. Thanks V'rap. I've never been to the Canaries. I want to go now! Now!  G
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Nov 2020
7:59am, 11 Nov 2020
4,076 posts
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Pikelet
Brilliant round up, thanks V'rap
I haven't looked at my mileage for ages and it's inspired me to give my plantar fasciitis a kick up the arse and go out for a jog / walk today!
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Nov 2020
8:05am, 11 Nov 2020
12,579 posts
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Ness
Thanks for the round up, Vrap. Mr Ness and I were on Gran Canaria last Christmas. We enjoyed it so much we booked for this Christmas just after we got back. Not sure if the holiday will actually go ahead now.
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Nov 2020
8:07am, 11 Nov 2020
12,580 posts
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Ness
The round up gives me a target to aim for even if I don’t have a chance of getting to the real island though! 😜
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Nov 2020
8:43am, 11 Nov 2020
38,017 posts
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DocM
Lovely bit if sunshine for the round up. Thanks v'rap
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Nov 2020
9:27am, 11 Nov 2020
3,688 posts
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jabberknit
Thanks, Vrap, another great round-up, informative and educational. Have also never been to the Canaries, but would love to do so.
Do feel Lanzarote's 'black, craggy landscape' probably matches my current non-running-due-to-dodgy-knees mood. Come on, knees, get with it!
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Nov 2020
10:44am, 11 Nov 2020
2,216 posts
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IanS
Thanks V'rap - great roundup! Lanzarote is not my favourite but it does have some nice bits once you're away from the tourist hell holes
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