The weather was perfect for our last week in Gran Canaria and we managed to get some tennis in, a few swims and a final trip south west to Tauro beach which we’ve enjoyed and as luck would have it they had an Italian opera singer performing at the little beach restaurant, which was a little random, but entertaining nevertheless. We packed up on Friday in readiness for our flight to Tenerife the following morning at 9:45am. I’d called the airline a couple of times and Rach had checked the local Facebook community, for changes to the travel rules, making certain that we had the correct paperwork, but seeing as we arrived in the Canaries a month ago we didn’t need anything and were good to go. So the morning of the flight, after waiting for our tardy taxi, we arrived at the airport an hour before our flight and too be honest I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the check in was a breeze and we boarded a relatively empty plane, for our 30 minute flight to Tenerife (North). After picking up the luggage and the car, we headed to Puerto de la Cruz. First impressions of the island, as we drove SW was that it’s very mountainous and very green, a complete contrast to Gran Canaria, which was very black and arid. It took us about 30 minutes to reach Calle de la Fragata, our new home for the next month. We’ve been trying to stay away from the touristy spots, instead opting to stay on the fringes, as with our previous 2 stays. The apartment is more of a holiday let, which is fine and it’s in a really nice quiet neighbourhood, overlooking the sea and Puerto de la Cruz on the one side and a snow capped Mt Teide (an active vlocano and the highest mountain in Spain) on the other. We’ll be off exploring this week and I’ll report back at the end of the week. Feliz Navidad!
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