Contents

Dedication

Map

Before leaving

Local food

And where do we come from?

Columbus’s island

The discovery of fog

To go, to return: The fate of the traveller among islands

The gaze of others

The image of the valley

The island of the sleeping lizards

The desired islands

The beautiful desert

The dangerous curve

An island under clouds

First visit to La Laguna

A halt on the road

The island in the sky

The beach in the city

About the Author