Now 100.000 Readers

I started this blog in a hurry in the summer of 2012 (see my first post and my second one) when the fire had just broken out on La Gomera. I wanted to counterbalance the sensationalistic reporting of the fire, and for the following weeks the fire here was the main theme.

However, the original intention in starting this blog was to give general information about La Gomera in English, as there were numerous websites, etc. in German and Spanish, but nothing much in English. I didn't have a clue about blogging then and 'learned by doing', making lots of mistakes. Exactly 333 posts later I'm still learning, and I want to continue (b)logging information, as well as sharing views, images and personal experiences relating to La Gomera and the Canary Islands while trying to keep my personal opinion to myself.

I didn't expect too much interest when I began, but by now 100.000 of you have proven that there is a tremendous amount of interest in La Gomera out there. Most readers came from  English-speaking countries (foremost the U.K.), but lagomera1.blogspot.com was read in every corner of the globe. Even some of the Spanish media and the international press have used material from this blog. 

Thank you all, and special thanks  to the many readers who commented favourably and to the many new friends that I made through this blog.

…and for a change here's a photo from the West of Ireland .