TENERIFE

In august in 2005 we travelled to Tenerife. Is a very beautiful islands with a lot of contrasts. There isn't beaches with white and thin sand and blue water, because maybe you'll not find them. The grand part of the beaches have black sand and some places, with pebbles. But precisely that's why, because they are different, it makes them nice.

We travelled with four people more and we organized it by travels agency because it was easyer and we find a very good price. This is the last of this kind because the rest we have already organizated it on our own. We choose the hotel in Costa Adeje, in de South of the island. Usually, the people book their hotels in the North but they recommend to us to go on the south because the weather is better; this was true, because when we went to the North was cloudy and it was a little cool.

Tenerife is an island of contrasts. Can be that the day is sunny and suddenly becomes cloudy and starts to rain. Or maybe becomes windy, so I recommend to you to bring a jacket just in case. Anyway the most differencies in weather is between South and North. 

FIRST DAY. We were resting in the hotel's swimmingpool. It was so nice. Its name is Costa Adeje Palace. In the afternoon we took a bus that departured from the hotel every thirty minutes and that leaves you in the town free. We were walking along the seafront and looking for rent a car. We had a lot of problems to find an agency which wants to rent a car to us, because they ask for a minimal age of 26 years old and three years of drive license. Of the 6 people we were, only three had license and nobody was older than 20. We called to the hotel's guide and we explain her the problemand she achieve someone who rent us two cars. 

SECOND DAY. We went down to have breakfast in the hotel. The breakfast was only a buffet and was striking. You could eat everything you can imagine. We aet a lot always so much that later, we were not wanting to having lunch. We were in the swimmingpool and then, we went to the hall, where we met to the people who rent the car to us. The truth is that these people seemed very suspicious to us, we seemed like gangster, hahahaha... We made some paperwork, documents and we gave 400 € by deposit per car, that would be returned when we were delivering the cars. They gave us the keys. Hand hug and bye, bye. When we saw the cars, we die of the laught: renault clio very olds and not in perfect state. The ours one, to open the codriver's door, first had to enter the driver and kick the door to open the bolt and the codriver coulds get into. It no had rear salver and radio. So, it had four wheels and a frill because it was essential, that if not,... We went to de Teide's National Park and we visit the area. It was funny to travel by car, because if you drive to 100 km/h te entire car was trembling and when there was a slope, almost it was necessary to go down to push. At the end we arrived to the Teide and we were walking along the area. Is a very nice and diferent place, with rocks with curious shapes due to the erosion of the wind. The view is also great. We were lucky to have a sunny day, and is such high you're over the clouds. The rest of the day we visited the Orotava's valley, Icod de los Vinos, where is the most famouse tree in the island: The milennial dragon, a tree wich is almost 1,000 years old, and more beautifuls villages, like Garachico.

THIRD DAY. The second day in the evening, Javi and I thought we'd like to go to La Gomera, but the other were not longing for them. They wanted to go to Loroparque, that is a park with dolphins, aquariums, seals, etc. So, the next day we made to groups: Javi and me were to La Gomera and the others went to the Loroparque. The bus came at 6:45 in the morning and at the 8:15 we were embarking course towards the island. It was a big ship, like the Transmediterranean. The guide tell us as, it was a very quietly day, it was possible we could see some dolphins and whales, althoug this was not for sure. And we saw a lot. It was a very nice experience to see the dolphins, playing and swimming, totaly frees in the ocean. They was close to the ship and were jumping. The whales are more difficult to see, because they are shyer and they don't aproach to the ships. We saw two groups. In fact there are trips to go to see the whiles. At 10:00 o'clock we arrived to the San Sebastian's port, the main town and the bus was already ready to take us to do an itinerary trough La Gomera. This island has a lot of contrasts too. At the coast line is a little arid and at the same way you are rising, the place is greener and greener until that you arrive to the Garajonay's National Park, that looks like a jungle. Is very nice. The travel by bus scares a little because it goes for a very  narrow highway and with a big abyss, but the view is impressive and you see the beach smaller and smaller. There are areas that looks like steps in the mountain. That way the peasants plant things and was invented because it would be impossible other one, since the island is so arbrupt, that scarcely there is flat area.

In the park you can see a lot of roads to doing trekking, but also is so protected. Also there are some signs with information about flora and the animals of the area. After then, the bus took as to a restaurant. We taste a typical soup made with the trunk of a tree wich was very tasty. The main course was meat with spices and of dessert fried bannana.  After the meal, they did a demonstration to us of the Silbo Gomero. Is a hiss that the inhabitants were using to communicate from one cliff to other. Is very old and only is used by the older people, but they are teaching it to the young people to preserve it and who doesn't dissapear.

Then, the bus took us the San Sebastian and we had one free our to visit it. At 5 o'clock in the evening we had to take the ship to come back to Tenerife. This time we didn't any dolphin and any whale. We arrive to the hotel a little late, at the 8:00 in the evening and tired but very happy after the trip.




CUARTO DÍA. This day we went to the North. It was cloudy and it was not hot. We visited the city and we ate in a restaurant some typical foods, like papas arrugas, mojo picon and others. In the afternoon we went shopping and saw the Matianez lakes. They are some natural swimmingpools, very nice, but we didn't enter because there were a lot of people, we made to pay and the weather wasn't good to have a bath.











FIFTH DAY. That day we were almost the entire day at the hotel, at the swimmingpool and the beach. In the evening Javi and me decided to go to La Candelaria, where there is a church and a seafront full of statues. At the end of this seafront you'll find a little cave where brake the waves. Also we go to La Orotava. Is a very interesting village with houses with wooded balconys and some museums. Is very touristic but fortunately there wasn't too many people. We walked for a while and we came back to the hotel.

SIXTH DAY: This day we went to the America's beach and were the rest of the day in the hotel. It was the last day and we had to make the baggage. Of course we must to delivery our "luxurious" cars.  Iglesia de La Candelaria.

About the night-live i can't no say too much. We went out a pair of nights to America's beach, a place with a lot of pubs. It wasn't bad. I think the night live in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is much better, but we prefered stay at the hotel with the drinks we bought and playing some game.En cuanto a vida nocturna no os puedo decir mucho.

So, that is our travel to Tenerife.