Santa Cruz de Tenerife
We spent our first full day at sea and arrived in Santa Cruz de Tenerife the next morning. Our group had made the decision to try to get out and enjoy areas without using cruise organized excursions as much. This was our first try and we had mixed results, but overall the experience was enjoyable.
We left the ship on foot and headed out to our first stops - a collection of places highlighted in a "must see" list we found on the Googs. It was a warm day and we had to stop a few times for refreshment in the form of Spanish wines :)
The three highlights of the day included watching Jeannette get trapped in a self-cleaning public toilet while it went through a cleaning cycle, eating in a local restaurant and enjoying some local cuisine, and a nice visit at a large fountain as the sun was headed down.
All-in-all it was a good day with lots of good scenery and a chance to experiment with our primitive Spanish skills!
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I finally captured the Pilot vessel taking on some large swells.
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Welcome to Tenerife!
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A fountain in the middle of Parque García Sanabria. This park was huge!
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The infamous public toilet...Jeannette's story is legendary :)
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Tourist activity - photo op!
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Plaza de España - built in 1929, the city's largest square includes the ruins of a historic fort & an artificial lake.
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Santa Cruz at night.
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