Atlantico Santa Cruz de Tenerife

... two sided, it's not as easy as it sounds.
One of the most famous is the San Mathias Belen in Taco, just outside of Santa Cruz .
It's made on an open bit of land, which is dedicated to the Belen, which is a working miniature village, what ever a village has, you will find here in this 'Belen' - Church, Graveyard, Blacksmith, Baker, Butcher, Grocer, Manor House, lots of houses with the locals sat outside ...

The Observatory del Teide, Tenerife is located 2.390 meters above sea level in Inzaña, an area in the vicinity of Mount Teide that lies across three municipals La Oratava, Guimar and Fasnia, this is where Astrophysics first began in the Canaries in the early 1960's.

The geographical location along with the clarity and quality of the sky, means that the Observatory del Teide is ideally suited for studying the sun.

The observatory ...

... upset was they were playing too long, these are par 3 or 4 holes and the boys were playing par20+! I taught them how to hit the ball with their putter without knocking the ball to the other side of the ship which would help them get the ball into the hole quickly and speed up the game. At this point a Scottish man became irate with me because now I’M slowing up the game by showing the young boys how to play miniature golf! How did this go from playing ...

... it made it quite cool also made it quite dark, but it seemed to be the most popular place for people to sit and watch the world go by. We got back to the ship around 14:00 and went and had some lunch in the Belvedere Restaurant and then sat on the lido deck by the pool drinking Speckled Hen. Marvelous.

Omdat Arico zo'n groot en mooi klimgebied is en we daar nog verschillende routes gezien hebben die binnen onze mogelijkheden liggen, besluiten we er nog maar eens een dagje naartoe te trekken.

Effe stevig beginnen met een uitdagende overhang, daarna ne 6a met ne variant 6b (die te moeilijk bleek). Nog een paar 5-kes en opnieuw ne 6a. Dit toen de armen helemaal op waren! Ne kanshebber voor ne ...

Gisteren hebben we bij Tenerife Outdoor een nieuwe topo gehaald van Tenerife. Moeten huren omdat er nog maar zeer weinig topo's beschikbaar zijn en deze moeten we dus op het einde van de week weer terug binnen brengen.

Vandaag klimmen in een soort canyon!

Eerste 6a voorgeklommen en 6b nageklommen door het touw te verhangen!

Omdat we op donderdag de Teide willen gaan beklimmen en daarbij ook tot volledig op de top willen, moeten we een toestemming gaan halen in Santa Cruz (de hoofdstad van Tenerife).
Deze toestemming is nodig omdat de Teide een echte toeristische trekpleister is en dat er maar een beperkt aantal personen per dag tot op de top mag.

Volledig met onze Renault Clio die langs geen kanten optrekt naar de andere kant van ...

... pools on the edge of the sea. Near La Laguna, there is Mount Las Mercedes, which has splendid vegetation of laurel and pine trees as well as other Canary species. From the La Cruz del Carmen and Pico del Inglés observation platforms, there are magnificent views of the La Laguna plain and Anaga Sierra. La Orotava It is the centre of lovely La Orotava, a scenery of indescribable charm. From La Cuesta de la Villa, there is a splendid panorama of the valley and El Puerto de la ...

Saturday October 15th. As soon as we entered the harbour we were escorted to our berth. Julian and myself took the boats papers to the office and found out where the wash rooms were. There were new ones under construction so they had Porto cabins available. We spent the day browsing around town and drinking too much vino. It was a pleasant city and lovely to browse through, very different from Porto Santo. Sunday 16th. I was up reasonable early and went and had a wash ...

... to spend the after-school-time! But especially the evenings were great fun... almost all the evenings we met at our balcony for dinner, followed by a lot of wine, martini and girltalk until late at night... often so late that I still wonder how we got out of bed at 5:30h each morning!