4. Tenerife-Orotava & Botanical Gardens

Last stop before returning to the ship was Orocava Church and Botanical Gardens. We also passed a house used in filming the Furious and Furious 6. The town was lovely with lots of steep inclines and slopes. The church was designed by a Cuban architect who believed gargoyles should be less serious. Back down the hill we found our bus and headed back to port.

They were kind enough at the port security to allow the bus to drive us all the way back to our ships. After 9 1/2 hours everyone seemed like good friends because of Angél’s fun attitude. It was truly one of the best tours Mom and I have ever had. We said goodbye and some of our fellow travelers on the sister ship smiled and photobombed!

After a long day we returned to our cabin to find some sort of ship outside our balcony…but it moved away pretty quick. We had a little dinner and turned in for the night. The boat left Tenerife around 11:30pm. Tomorrow is Las Palmas…Read more