Walking on La Gomera and El Hierro - my next guidebook - is close to being published.
That means it's time for yet another FREE DRAW for a copy - a chance for an Xtra Xmas present!
They used to say that El Hierro was at the edge of the world, but shortly afterwards, Christopher Colombus sailed past it and found out that it wasn't. El Hierro and La Gomera are the two smallest and westernmost Canary Islands. Walkers have hardly begun to explore El Hierro. Strange, since the island boasts an excellent network of waymarked trails, including a hefty two-day stretch of the GR 131 that climbs from sea-level to 1500m, then drops back to sea-level. It's based on a pilgrimage route that attracts thousands of trekkers for one long day every four years.
La Gomera is already very well-known among walkers, especially German walkers, but not many of them seem to realise the full extent of the newly-waymarked network of trails. Rather annoyingly, the island government produced an excellent map of all the trails, pasted it onto map-boards all over the island, but didn't think to sell copies to visitors! Anyway, there's another hefty two-day stretch of the GR 131, which hops from island to island throughout the Canaries. On La Gomera it climbs from sea-level to 1400m, the drops to sea-level again. There's also the week-long GR 132, which makes a complete circuit around the island, in and out of dozens of deep, steep-sided, canyon-like barrancos.
Check out the Cicerone website and click on all the links to learn more about the book. It currently shows as not available, but an advance copy is available for the draw. There is more information about the book on my website. Both sites contain a list of 45 routes.
Here's the deal... 'terms and conditions' if you like...
1. Entry is open to all OutdoorsMagic members, but ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.
2. Entry is available for two weeks, only through my website Enquiry Form.
3. You don't have to enter your 'real' name, your 'username' will do fine.
4. Give a valid email address, and I'll ask for your 'real' address only if you win.
5. Under the 'enquiry' field, just put 'La Gomera' so that all entries come together.
6. I hate spam, so I'm not going to spam you, and all emails will be deleted later.
7. The draw is entirely random, so everyone has the same chance to win.
8. The winner will be notified by email, and announced here on 20/12/10.
9. Yes, I'll sign the book, add an inscription if required, and post it to any UK address.
10. Overseas entries are welcome, but you'll have to contribute to the postage.
And that's enough 'terms and conditions', except for...
"I reserve the right to be wrong!"
This is intended as a 'fun' draw, so please don't take it too seriously. If it's 'fun' from my point of view, then I'll offer more books in due course as and when they're published.
(Don't forget that the draw for a copy of 'Walking on La Palma' is still current until 13/12/10. Even if you entered the draw for that book, you can still enter for this one.)
GOOD LUCK!
