Ahhh, Tenerife

Well, for this trip we decided to go for sun and relaxation.

I had to get out of the cold! We decided on Tenerife.

Though Spanish, Tenerife is much closer to the Sahara than
Spain. And did we get a taste of that weather! They were having

a heat wave brought over by the Sahara, which is very

unusual for April. It was in the mid 90's everyday, instead

of the mid 70's. I was in heaven!

We stayed at the Abama resort pictured above which
is of Moorish design.

Here I am basking in the wonderful sun on our balcony
that overlooked part of the golf course and the ocean.

So, the first thing we did was hit the beach, which

was absolutely gorgeous!

We had to ride down the cliffs at an angle in the glass

lift to reach the beach. Talk about a view!

Then it was nap time for Derek!

So, I decided to read my book and get some sun!

This is one of the "natural swimming pools"
that were on the beach.

The grounds were beautiful with all kinds of plants
and flowers. At night everything was lit with tiki torches.

The resort had a coy pond with the biggest coy I have
seen. You could literally put your hand in and pet them!

Lastly, these are the bananas. Tenerife is famous for exporting
bananas. They were everywhere!

Tenerife is also famous for it's wines. We were able to do

a wine tasting as well.

Tenerife was formed from
several volcanics explosions. The main volcano, Pico de Teide, is

active but asleep. The last volcanic activity on the island

was in 1909, but it has been making noise as of late

and scientists are monitoring it. We were not able

to get a picture of the volcano due to all the wind and
weather being blown in from the Sahara. Oh, well
maybe next time we will take ride to the top.

Love to all,

Leah and Derek