Thursday, March 7, 2019

Barcelona Cruise Part 2: Canary Islands

After leaving Morocco we headed out to sea to the Canary Islands.  The first stop is Arrecite, a gorgeous island with a beautiful waterfront harbor.  

The walk from the cruise ship to the town is about a mile, but it is so cute! 




There is a museum with info about the battles for the islands, so of course, we had to peek in.

Then it was off to town. 

Just like Thailand, banana wraps with Nutella.




Which way to go? 

Next stop is Las Palmas, also in the Canary Islands.  This is a place we will come back to.  There are about 4 miles of boardwalk with the ocean on one side and hotels, shopping, and restaurants on the other.  



Also in Las Palmas is the Elder Science and Technology Museum.  These guys were ready to leave the beach to head there. 

The museum has a robotic rollercoaster that simulates an actual roller coaster, but indoors and robotic. 




Our next morning starts in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, another gorgeous island. 


We like to take photos in front of the sign so we know where we are! 


Such tourists! 

This is an awesome public toilet!  You go in and use the bathroom but when you exit, the doors lock behind you and a disinfecting spray hoses down the whole thing! While the WC is red the bathroom is self-cleaning! 

Some pics of our walking tour. 


We made it to this market, which we thought would be shops, but it was more of an open-air market. 

With cotton candy. 

So each stall had a different specialty





We didn't need any food, but it all looked amazing. 

More scenery

Heading back towards the boat.  Our next stop is Portugal.