May 3, 2017, Wednesday, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands

The oldest tree in town

Our tour today is a four hour bus tour of the north shore of the island of Tenerife. Our ship has docked on the eastern side of the island in the harbor at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Tenerife is a volcanic island so everything is up and down. To get to the north shore, we go up and over the mountain, passed the airport and down to the village of La Orotava. This is an old town with many old buildings built in the old Spanish style. Lots of hand crafted wooden balconies and such. We visited the Casa de los Balcones.

A view of the village with the sea beyond

One of the older buildings with balcony

Sandra with a couple of manikins

The balconies from the courtyard of the home

The wooden beam is part of an old press, olive oil or wine?

Sandra and Mount Teide in the background

Some items in one of the stores

Street scenes

Just a beautiful spot in the middle of the city

Fireworks in the distance. 

Down by the harbor of Puerto de la Cruz

We had some free time in Puerto de la Cruz but just when I found a camera shop that I really wanted to visit, time was up. Back to the bus to return to the ship. As we sailed out of the harbor, there was a really great sunset. You will have to trust me, I did not have my camera with me.