We had a great week in sunny Tenerife! We ate out at local restaurants and bars, which had fantastic evening entertainment. A highlight for us all was celebrating Norvege’s birthday. She had banners and a candle to blow out as well as a gift from us and the hotel. It was a great night with dancing and singing. At the hotel we were kept entertained with a parrot show, as well as sunbathing and swimming in the pool, and the resident singer in the evenings.
We took trips out to local towns. At Los Gigantes we had a very relaxing drink and enjoyed the atmosphere of this coastal town. One day we set off for a day trip into the mountains of Mount Teide. It is the highest mountain in Spain, being over 3,500 metres above sea level and with snow on its cap. It was a wonderful experience of beautiful scenery and a landscape that could well be similar to that of the moon. On our return to our hotel, we managed to get a great view of the local carnival and enjoyed a special position allowing us to be at the start of the procession. It was quite marvellous.
We found time to do a spot of shopping therapy one day. We walked down to the sea front and up through the back streets looking in the shops and buying a few gifts. Naturally we stopped for an ice cream and refreshments before finding a nice tea shop for a lunch.
Boarding our ship, we went for a great trip where we sighted families of dolphins and whales and thoroughly were immersed in the wonder of the seas. On our last day we visited Jungle Park, where we saw a brilliant display of birds of prey, a parrot show and many more animals and birds. Perhaps the best were the big cats.
We’d all had a great time in the sun (especially as it was so cold back in England!) and are looking forward to going back next time!
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