Santa Cruz Tenerife

Went ashore with Jill. There was a big carnival for a week in Santa Cruz. It was the festival of the sardines with a big parade in the evening. So there were a lot of fast food and fairground stalls in the streets. We found the tourist office in a lovely old building. We headed off to the Carnival museum. on the way we visited the African market . lots of jewellery stalls and food outlets. I bought some earrings. Eventually we found the museum. It shows the history of the carnival and there are lots of replicas of costumes.
Then we went to the Palmerium. a nice walk along the front past an enormous swimming complex. The botanical gardens were very good . lots of trees from all over the world and it is built on a reclaimed rubbish tip.
We then went for a beer at the cafe in the impressive concert hall.
Jill went to see the sardines parade but I didn't feel up to it. So I went to see the Eukele band, 4 lads from Liverpool with some interesting instruments, and then had dinner with John and Marilyn.
Went to the deck party but didn't see the fireworks as they didn't happen until 1.30.Læs mere