Blogs from Canary Islands, Spain, Europe - page 13

Dziś rano po przebudzeniu musiałam dobra chwile zastanowić sie, gdzie jestem. Nie pasowało mi wysokie łóżko i twardy zagłówek. Wiedziałam, ze to juz nie stary dom, ale chyba tez nie nowy. Dopiero po chwili przypomnialam sobie, ze jestemy na Teneryfie. A wszystko dlatego, ze ostatni tydzien, a w sumie to i 3 tygodnie od powrotu z Namibii były jak rollercoaster. Nie mialam kiedy skonczyc bloga i napisc o winach w okolicy Capetown i o lwach w Etoshy. Musieliśmy skończyć remont i w tym celu znalezc nowa ekipe, dokupić gniazdka, farby, lampy i inne takie, spakować sie częściowo, sprzątnąć w nowym domu, 23.12. przeprowadzić sie, 24.12. wydać wigilię, spakowac sie na wykaz tu. 26.12. L dostał jeszcze temperatury i Wielkiej Sraczki, a 27.12. rano wylatywalismy. Obudziłam sie wiec dzis na Teneryfie nie wiedząc gdzie tak naprawdę jestem, ... read more

Tuesday 22nd December, 2015. Tenerife We docked at Santa Cruz de Tenerife which is in the state of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and one of the capitals of the Canary Islands. It is part of one of the two biggest metropolitan areas in the islands with 423,198 inhabitants, and itself the second biggest city in the archipelago, second to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with whom it shares the status of capital city. We weren't sure how easy it would be to find a car hire place but our worries were unfounded. We met up with Tony and Sheila (accidentally) after breakfast and they showed us the short way to the port gates. They asked us to pass on their best wishes to Angela, Audrey and Hallett (if we were to see her). ... read more

Sunday 20th December, 2015. La Palma After breakfast we went ashore. It was absolutely tipping it down. We sploshed our way down the quay to the cruise terminal where we found 3 car hire places - all closed as it was Sunday. We asked at the cafe and were told that they might open at 10 am or maybe when the ferry came in. We decided to go and see what was happening in Santa Cruz. It was still raining heavily and we found a small flea market just outside of the port gates. All the stalls were selling a load of second hand tat. The town was closed (Sunday) but the tourist office was open. We went inside and the helpful chica inside called a car hire company for us. It was 38 euros plus ... read more

Tuesday 15th December, 2015. Fuerteventura, Canary Islands After a posh breakfast we caught the free shuttle to the port gates and then walked along the seafront at Puerto Del Rosario (Port of the Rosary) which has been the capital of the island since 1860. The town centre is adjacent to the port and everything is within easy walking distance of the quay. We took a photo of a sculpture called "Overseas Luggage" which is a tribute to the round-trip migration phenomenon. It is a testimony of the Majorero who emigrated into the island in other times and that today receives a whole multicultural community. It is a nostalgic sculpture of the traveller and his luggage loaded with memories - M loved it. We found the tourist office who told us where we could find a cafe ... read more

Friday 11th December, 2015. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands We were woken fairly early to the roaring of the ship's bow thrusters as we docked in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. We went to the restaurant for a posh breakfast before disembarking and going into town. Las Palmas is the capital of the island of Gran Canaria and is known as Las Palmas GC in order to differentiate it from the island of Las Palmas which is also in the Canaries Group. Gran Canaria is a roughly circular shaped island and Las Palmas lies at it's north eastern corner on a spit. Despite its name it is only the 3rd largest of the Canary Islands (about the size of the combined Shetland Islands). Las Palmas GC is the largest city in the Canaries and ... read more