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- Apr 25, 2024
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- SpainCanary IslandsTenerifeSanta Cruz de Tenerife Port28°28’20” N 16°14’28” W
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
April 25 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
I woke up early and saw the sunrise.
I woke Bob up at about 7:30 AM.
Our room service breakfast arrived shortly after.
We assembled our day packs and exited the ship by 8:20 AM.
Our excursion for the day is a Whale Watching and swim from a Catamaran.
We rode on a bus for about an hour and a half to get to the marina where we boarded our catamaran.
We were on the boat for a very short time when we spotted a pod of pilot whales. These whales were not very active. They are much more active at night. The whale seemed to be merely floating around. None of them showed their tails.
After about 30 minutes watching the whales, we began a slow ride to the swimming spot. It may surprise you that I opted not to get in the water. After all the trash and pollution that I have seen being dumped into the ocean, I am a bit hesitant to get in the water. In addition, the water was not all that warm.
We had a lunch consisting of paella and a roll. It was nothing spectacular.
After lunch, we sailed back to the marina to our awaiting bus.
The Canary Islands are very arid, volcanic islands. Tenerife is extremely clean with modern infrastructure.
A couple of days ago there were large demonstrations protesting tourism. The local people think that tourism is harming the environment and they are against large scale resort development.
We did not see anyone protesting while we were in Tenerife.
Tenerife reminds me a lot of the Cabo San Lucas area but with volcanoes.
I could see visiting the Canary Islands again but probably only if we make it a stop over on our way to Africa or Europe. Hawaii and Mexico are both so much closer.
Bob and I met with Ronald and Mara to discuss ongoing challenges with chemical exposure.
We had dinner with Dale and Jenni in the restaurant.Read more
Traveler I don't see any canaries. Do you know why they are called that? Or, is it like the Virgin Islands? (No canaries there, either. 😁)