Blogs from La Matanza de Acentejo, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Good evening Folks This blog has not been updated recently, as we have spent a period of time relaxing in our new home. We have decided not to continue this blog. We shall, instead, be adding some small details of our travels onto Theresa's Facebook page. If you do not have a facebook page and would still be interested in seeing details of our travels, and you need any assistance setting up a Facebook page of your own, please contact us by email.... read more

Our next stop was Tenerife. We decided to go for a whale watch. Imagine our surprise when we learned that the "whales" were actually dolphins. Feel compelled to call BS on that one. Anyway, we boarded a catamaran with a bunch of other lazy tourists and were taken out to sea to watch for these whale/dolphins. The sea was blue, the sky was blue, the sun was shining, and there was free wine. This was excellent. Our expert guide was able to find a number of dolphins for us to look at. It's so neat they'll swim lazily alongside the boat and they're like gently undulating monoliths. They looked so fat and funny I just wanted to poke them. This is not allowed unfortunately. I kept wanting to stand up on the rails to better see ... read more