Nopal Puerto de la Cruz

This past weekend was rather relaxing. I spent time reading and watching a movie on Sunday. I have fully enjoyed working and getting to know everyone, but it was also really nice to be able to relax. I think I have manged to walk into town every evening, if only for the walk. One day I was even able to enjoy a nice run on the dock. I am hoping t...

Halle erstmal... leider war die letze Nacht wirklich unruhiger als alle anderen zuvor. Der Atlantik hat weit höhere Wellen als das Mittelmeer. Wollten heute eigentlich länger schlafen, konnte aber durch das stängige hin und her, rauf und runter nicht länger im Bett liegen bleiben. So machten wir uns um halb 9 auf den Weg zum Frühstück.

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My first week of work is over, and I have had a marvelous weekend. I spent Friday night on call, so I could not leave the ship. However, I watched "Dead Poet's Society" with a friend, and got to babysit for a Dutch couple. He is the most adorable 6-month-old boy with big blue eyes. His name is Nije (Nice as pronounced), and it was fun! Yesterday...

It has been a few days since my last post, so I do apologize. I have been fairly busy adjusting to my new life aboard the Africa Mercy.

I started work on Monday. My job description is hospitality hostess, and I work 5 days a week. Those days are typically Monday-Friday (8-5), but I am on "duty" certain days and on call of the evenings. It...

Hello all, so I am not really sure where to start this entry.

We went into the town last night and had this amazing ice cream. Tenerife is very safe and very beautiful. It reminded me a lot of Spain, which makes sense considering Spain owns it. There we large fountains, wading pools, parks, and privately owned cafe's and shops. It was nic...

Yesterday was an exhausting, yet expected, adventure. After leaving Roanoke Airport,I flew into DC. Even though I had a layover, I was right on time–after finding my way to the other side of the airport and grabbing some food (a must). Very soon, I was on my very long flight to Frankfurt, Germany. The plane was fairly large (sitting 9 peop...

December the 1st is the day that the traditional Belenes are opened to the public. Every year the Island people present their version of a Nativity Scene, this can be in door or out doors, a lot of trouble is taken with them as many municipals judge which village has the best Belen, it's a great honour for a village to receive this award.
The...

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, ...

Today we woke up at 7:30, got ready and ate breakfast. When we were done, we took a bus to a little pueblo called "Adeje" in the central part of the island. This pueblo was so tiny and it looked like it had never modernized, which was very cool. When we got to Adeje, we had to call a taxi so we could get to the base of the mountain that we were ...

PUERTO DE LA CRUZ-MASCA-SANTA CRUZ-EL GUANCHE 
TAMMIKUU 1998 
 
Olo oli kuin aikoinaan Aatamilla ja Eevalla paratiisissa. Teneriffa 
oli 
täynnä elämyksiä ja yllätyksiä. Ja oltiinhan me edellisenä päivänä 
todistajien läsnäolleessa luvattu rakastaa toisiamme niin myötä- 
kuin 
vastoinkäymisissäki n. 
Puerto de la Cruzi...