JANUARY 2006.  Seeing the peak of Teide through the clouds before landing in Tenerife (Canary Islands) is a great spectacle. But if it is also illuminated by the Sun and covered by a brilliant mantle of snow, that's when you realise that you are about to set foot on the island in the Canary archipelago with the highest mountain in Spain. However you only discover the majesty of Teide when you walk on the hot ground of the Canary Islands and your eyes are drawn to the impressive mountains that rise out of the middle of the island. Covered in snow, it seems ... read more