Saturday 5th May
Belonging to Spain, Tenerife is the largest of the seven the Canary Islands and is regarded as one of the most beautiful. The island has been sculpted by successive volcanic eruptions throughout its history and is surrounded by a variety of landscapes. A major feature of the island is the 3718m high Mount Teide.
Tenerife only featured a few times in history, two events of note were, in 1788 HMV Bounty under the command of Captain Bligh visited to repair his ship and to reprovision with food and 863 gallons of wine before continuing to Tahiti to collect Breadfruit after which the most famous English mutiny occurred, another was when Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson attacked Santa Cruz on 24th July 1797 and during this action he lost his right arm.
Woke this morning just as we were sailing into the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Weather rather cloudy and quite a lot cooler at first.
Soon warmed up and gave us clear views of the mountains. No trip for us today so easy start and then caught the shuttle bus into town.
Not a great deal going on or to keep us there so just enjoyed a walk round. Lots of flowering trees all around the streets and squares.
Plenty of historic buildings squeezed in between the more modern additions. Mostly sporting scaffolding and some with extra decoration.
Just outside the port an interesting shell roof over the opera house adds something to the usual crop of containers and cranes.
Back to the ship in time for formal afternoon tea, been meaning to take part for ages and actually got there today. Waiters all in their white uniforms and gloves, very smart. Tea and food just the same as in the buffet except it’s served to you and the cream for the scones is the real thing.
Enjoyed great views of the hilly country as we sailed away.
Dinner tonight in the Alternative dining room, this time Aztec, Mexican menu, delicious.
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