Off we go:
Our boat, the "Bluewater".
Geoff as we prepare to leave the harbor.
We pass some cool boats--like the "Jolly Roger" here.
Bye bye to Los Cristianos as we head out in the ocean!
Further & further we go in search of pilot whales & dolphins.
I'm enjoying the boat ride.
They go further and further and the captain and crew are looking and looking...then one crew points and the captain heads the boat in that direction...and...
There's dolphins! This is the only picture I managed to get where, if you zoom in you can see the dolphin riding the wave! They were cool, though!
We head back out to see, the captain is on his radio and after a while of scouting he turns over the wheel to another crew and comes and tells us that it looks like we are NOT going to see any whales today--he checked with other boats that were out and NO ONE has spotted any whales at this time! Darn,,,was hoping to see some whales but that's the luck of the draw--sometimes you do and sometimes you just don't. So the captain heads the boat back but takes us just south of where we stay in Los Cristianos and we see more dolphins but also get to see a floating fish farm which was very interesting!
Part of the fish farm.
Rocky cliffs near the fish farm.
More cliff views.
We head back in and there's our tall apartment building "Costomar"!
A fisherman on the dock who, when I asked him about his catch, gave me the thumbs up!
There are lots of people on the beach enjoying this beautiful day!
So we are back on land after a delightful few hours out on the ocean, seeing dolphins but NO whales! The captain did offer a free ticket for a future trip but we didn't feel like we needed it--we had a lot of fun and enjoyed the day very much so we declined!
We head uphill from the dock into some of the little alleys where there are cafes and shops and decide to stop for pizza at one of the many pizzerias, then head back down the prom to our apartment! Here's a couple sights along the way:
This is a huge rock that is in the middle of a street and they just built around it!
Twins????? LOL
Gorgeous yellow flowering tree.
What a glorious day--way better than the pictures I have shown you! We have scheduled an excursion to the island not far from us called "La Gomera" for this coming Friday. It's been a great week--had dinner with some of Geoff's English friends at Olivers with a Twist, ate a fabulous meal in El Sol - Chez Jacques French restaurant and enjoyed walks on the prom.
We also have been enjoying the night views of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter. I've tried getting decent photos but don't have enough lens power to do them justice. Here's one attempt:
The Moon & Venus with Jupiter somewhere way below them--a very small dot of light if you enlarge the picture!
---And finally, I managed to get my hair cut and straightened (it won't stay like this, of course!):
My new 'do!
We are enjoying every day of our last couple weeks here! Hasta luego, amigo/a!
Love, Geoff & Sue xo
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