The recent panic pandemic aka pandemic panic caused by the coronavirus has led to the cancellation of nearly all flights to and from the Canary Islands and holiday makers are scarcer than gold dust in La Gomera. While some little relaxation of the lockdown is now granted, the usual stream of tourists and visitors is unlikely to return in the foreseeable future.
As you can see in the above image, some ingenious or stone mad Gomeran artist, depending on your point of view, has come up with a novel idea to re-populate the deserted beaches with tourists by creating them from pebbles and rocks. Above sunbathers were modelled on the 'German nudist roasting in the sun for hours to achieve a complete dark tan' type of tourist, formerly always seen at Valle Gran Rey's Playa del Ingles.
...and no, this is not a belated April fool's post. I came across the above image on a German La Gomera - Valle Gran Rey facebook page .
