Montana Roja

As much as I enjoy Tenerife its time to explore further than the beach, so today I took myself off to El Medano, its about a half hour drive so not too adventurous but lets not run before we can walk.
I followed the TF-1 (like the M1 but sunnier, warmer and far more mental) Living so close to the sea its not too bad finding your way around. My sat-nav is the sea - going north? Sea on right, going South ? Sea on left easy, inland ill conquer another day.
Heading off in the trusty Panda I enjoyed the wind in my hair and the frustrated honks of locals as I pooled my way up to 100km p/h - curly hair don't care, you can wait for me whilst I get to full throttle!
Arriving in El Medano its was just like everywhere else on the island, no where to park nearby, but that I declare is good! I need to get my 10k steps in so I parked half a mile away happily.
Walking toward the beach I turned a corner and it almost took my breath away, the brilliant blue sky and sea was awash with wind surfers and kite surfers, it was a riot of colour and action yet all you could hear where the waves, incredible.
I whipped off my trusty Teva sandals and picked my way through the beach, careful not to get myself tangled in a kite.
There were loads of little coves of lava on the beach to sit and read or sunbathe but I ploughed on as I  had by then focused my sites on the small mountain in the distance - Montana Roja. Roja means red, and  yes its red, its a small volcanic mass and the red rock is iron deposits, its quite resplendent - anyone who has landed in Tenerife can see it, by the airport.
There was a clear path up, I chucked my sandals back on and headed towards it.  After about half an hour I reached the top, the views were stunning, the windsurfers now tiny coloured dots below me and the wind was brisk to say the least.
I enjoyed a cerveza sin alcohol (cracked open a can of alcohol free beer!) and headed back down.
Then to the beach for a couple of hours to watch the sails swirl and the holidaymakers pass by, I may have had a short nap...