Home sweet home

Just a quick note to say that we made it back!

Day 12 - Last day in the Canaries

For our last day in the canaries, we took it easy. We did some souvenir shopping, found some really cool handicraft shops (and some really stupid touristy shops), and found that the Tea store was finally open. Once you hit September, the beach dies down and the stores open up (European August holiday over). We spent the afternoon at the beach, reading and knitting.

Tomorrow we begin the journey home!

Day 11 - Mall Monday

On Monday we thought we would check out what a mall is like here so we hailed a taxi. Of course we stopped at Mac Dee's for a couple of big mac's and seriously salty, crispy fries. The mall was a lot like a normal mall except the giant grocery store/walmart place along one side.

The rest of Monday was spent looking for trinkets and another yummy dinner of soup, focaccia, and pasta at Roma. The pasta had shrimps, smoked salmon, caviar, and langoustine. One still had his head.

Day 10 - Slow Sunday

Yesterday, we ate lunch at Roma, our new favorite place here. Like most restaurants along the waterfront, it is Italian, not sure why. Anyway, they have good pizza, pasta, and soup (which we had Monday night).

More oddities about this area. First off, I keep forgetting to mention that they play instrumental versions of Disney music in the breakfast room at this hotel. Very strange. Also, there is an ice skating rink right by the ocean near the hotel.

We tried to go to a fancy tea shop that we happened across, but every time we walk by, it is closed. Quite a few places here are closed until October, not sure why.

In the afternoon, we hit the beach for some reading (and knitting). We just missed the deck chairs that they set out, so we were just on the sand with our towels. We inflated the crocodile floatie that I'd bought and I proceeded to go make a fool of myself out in the water, but it was quite fun.