Tenerife Day 3

The days are slipping into a steady rhythm - breakfast, a long walk up or down the sea front , stopping at a bar for a coffee and coke, back to the room to collect our poolside accessories, and then an afternoon of reading and swimming......

In the evening we pick a bar that serves typical “Mediterranean resort” food, (variations on steaks, pizzas, spaghetti and chips- “rubbish for veggies”), and then we watch some football in another bar!

It seems ideal for a week away, although any longer and I'd get bored – in fact, on the subject of getting bored, I've reserved a hire scooter for Saturday, and Jan seems happy to come along into the mountains! Watch this space.....

Tenerife Day 2

Well it's been a bit overcast today, in fact I decided to wear my long trousers for our morning stroll along the prom – it did warm up though, and I became a sweaty so an' so before long! Spent too much time fending off hawkers who were trying to sell us sunglasses and watches – I was wearing both, so why they thought I might need to buy more I don't know!

We watched some surfers “hangin' ten” out in the bay, I told Jan how easy I thought it was, and if it wasn't for my dodgey knee I'd have shown 'em.....

Last night we sat in an Irish bar, played pool and watched Nottingham Forest against Newcastle on their big screen, we left before the end, and so didn't find out that Forest had lost until this morning, we'll probably return there tonight to watch Man Utd. in the Champions league.

This afternoon was awful, sunbathing and relaxing, reading and chillin', I suppose someone has to do it! I have bought a memory card reader however, so expect some pics....

Tenerife Day 1

So here we are in extremely sunny Tenerife! The chillin' has begun already. Jan slipped up with her travel agent bit, she assured me that the flight was “about 2 hours 30 minutes”....... However the pilot had different ideas, “we will be arriving in Tenerife in approximately 4hours, and 40 minutes....” Oh how we laughed!

The drama began soon after we landed, whilst waiting for our transfer I realised that I'd left my glasses on the plane, sigh........I rushed to the Iberia airways desk, and after a phone call and a short wait the glasses appeared! Excellent service! I didn't even have to make a spectacle of myself!

Our hotel seems really good, built in a north African “Moorish” style, (the chocolate isn't the only thing “moreish” on this Island.....). A great breakfast this morning, a good view of the sea, and two nice pools, (one salt water).

We have been relaxing by one of these pools all morning, and now I'm a little bit “lobstery” - mad dogs and Englishmen!

“Ricky's bar and diner over the road served us a lovely spaghetti last night, and the local strawberries are especially good with ice cream. Later this afternoon we'll check some other likely eateries....

This blog may have to be without pictures, because I've realised I don't have my media card reader, if I can pick up one cheap we may have photos, otherwise you'll just have to use a little imagination.