Best Of Gran Canaria As Of Late

I think it's time for another one of these posts with things that have made me smile lately! I find myself enjoying the little things more and more on this island. There is so much beauty everywhere if you just keep your eyes and mind open to it.
Here are some of my favourite moments as of late.
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Visiting a banana plantation! Very exotic!

Sunsets.... I can never get enough of them. Same goes for sunrises. The most beautiful colours play out in the sky and in the water. It's been fun practicing what I learned on that super intense photo course I attended a few weeks back. I have plenty of things to practice on, living in such a beautiful place.

The 100 years of aviation in Canary Islands was celebrated on Sunday May 12, with a several hours long air show called "Exposición Aeronautica del centenario de la aviación en Canarias" with lots of different aircrafts at the beach of Las Canteras in Las Palmas. I am not particularly interested in airplanes, but I still always find these kinds of shows fascinating.

Visiting a wineyard here on Gran Canaria, and learning more about the way of wine production here. I have loved every wine/cava visit I have done in Spain- in La Rioja, Catalunya (Cava, and visit to Freixenet) and Lanzarote. This was the first bodega I visited in Gran Canaria, and the surroundings were so beautiful, peaceful and all in all it was a wonderful afternoon. I might have to make a separate post about this place!

Visiting the Dunas de Maspalomas, one of my favourite places on this island. The sand dunes are just so beautiful!

Visiting picturesque small towns here on Gran Canaria, being met with the outgoing town people that just make you feel welcome. I have heard some people from Catalunya 'complain' that people from Canary Islands talk too much, but I find the openness and humor that is often found here endearing.

This couple that I meet every morning walking the beach. They are in their 70's if not 80's, and every morning around the same time I meet them at the beach walking, hand in hand. So sweet.

How it's completely normal to use palm tree branches to sweep the side walks! You see them everywhere. Much better than normal brooms apparently!

Playing around with new photography techniques...

It's really all about enjoying the sweet moments of life...

What has made you smile lately?