In my dreams alone, I imagined such a place

Do you remember in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, where, on first sighting the wide river in Nottingham forest, Azim (Morgan Freeman) declares, "In my dreams alone, I imagined such a place." Those words sum up my feelings too when I came upon this stream, running through La Gomera's Bosque del Cedro (Cedar woods): the laurisilva - or laurel rain forest - which, in the Tertiary period had covered almost all of Europe and extended across the Mediterranean region.

Today, La Gomera's Bosque del Cedro is the best example left of these forests, only small portions of which remain in the Canary Islands and, is part of the Garajonay National Park, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. La Gomera is only a 90 minute ferry ride (faster by jetfoil) from Los Cristianos in Tenerife and, if you ever have the chance, I highly recommend that you take it.

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