The changing face of our La Gomera paradise

Last week, my regular column, now in its 25th year, returned to the Outdoor page after appearing in the County supplement since August 2012.

In the interim, I merrily rambled over hill and dale in 14 different counties gathering walks for weekly publication in this space. Ah, the joy of walking!

In composing 120-plus itineraries, there would seem to be hardly a loop, bohreen or byway that I haven’t explored, usually with the help of Blessed Maria the Navigator (my wife, a map-reader of consummate skill and divine forbearance).