First up, Tenerife in the Canary Islands - our first land fall since Miami. Arriving at sunrise on May 4th, we had spent 8 nights at sea, sailing about 180 hours to cover the 3870 Statute Miles (3370 Nautical Miles) at an average speed of almost 19 knots.
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| Sunrise over Tenerife |
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| Pulling in behind Cunard Queen Victoria |
To maximize our time ashore, we decided to take a bus tour. We saw a very pretty, well kept town -- in both tourist and commercial districts. The markets were well stocked, especially with fresh spices and flowers.
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| Heading out on our guided bus tour |
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| Cobble stone streets in old town |
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| Market in the background - beautiful clouds |
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| Hills of Tenerife |
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| Historic Building |
We also did a couple of wine tastings - history of wine in the Canaries was very interesting - at one point in time, their wine was the most highly regarded in the world. In our opinion, the wine we tasted was drinkable but we not interesting enough to take back to the ship. What we did take back to the ship though were several of the local spice mixes which were reasonably priced and truly tasty. We have used them since returning home and really love the variety they add to our meals.
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| Wine Tasting Location #1 |
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| History of Wine in Tenerife was really interesting |
All in all, Tenerife was a very nice stop with friendly and warm people. Next up, Malaga...
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