Two days in Santa Cruz, Tenerife

Hew and Pete and I decided we needed to get off the boat for a couple of days so decided to catch the ferry to Santa Cruz on Tenerife. The ferry was a new boat made in Australia and only too 1hr 40 to cross between the islands.

The night before we had booked hotel rooms as everywhere seemed full and we felt we only had time to look at one town therefore we decided on the main town of Tenerife-Santa Cruz.

We did look at going to the volcano for a day but could not get transport or tickets on the gondola so gave up that idea.

We checked in at the hotel and had a wander around the grounds.

Christmas Lights

Before wandering around town we decided to book somewhere for dinner and Hew found a restaurant close by. When we got there they could only take us at 10 pm so off we went for a wander around town.

The Christmas lights were still up on every street. The effect was magnificent and cheerful. People were wandering around everywhere and sitting and chatting in cafes. It seemed much more alive than Las Palmas.

Dinner

Park

Between the hotel and the central part of the town is a lovel cool peaceful park.

Palm Garden- Palmetum Tenerife

The Palm Garden and foreshore near it were the city’s rubbish dump. It has now been changed into a huge park and birds have returned. A marvelous effort and shows what a city can do if it is inclined.

https://palmetumtenerife.es/?lang=en

The water park is also a fabulous facility and so cheap to go and use it.

https://parquemaritimosantacruz.es/el_parque/

We returned to the hotel for nibbles and drinks in the bar then went downtown to find a streetside restaurant. Unfortunately, the food was not as good as the night before.

Next morning was a quick trip into town for some last-minute purchases of vinyl records by Pete. Then off to the ferry for the return trip with a quick stop off at the Marina to talk to an old friend – a superyacht skipper- isolating on the boat with his crew due to some testing positive for covid.

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