Feb 19 – One more leisurely breakfast, then we packed up and walked to the bus stop for our ride to the bus station. We knew right where to find our next intercity bus, and hopped on a minute before it pulled away. 45 minutes later, we arrived in Puerto de la Cruz.
This city is the northernmost destination of our trip, and also the warmest, with daily highs around 72 – 75F. Puerto de la Cruz is all about the beaches. We walked to our new very modern apartment and settled in. We are one building away from the Atlantic, and the surf here is robust, with the soothing sound of breakers that will lull us to sleep at night.
The view from our terrace looking toward the Atlantic The view looking the other way toward El Teide. Remember when we were at the top of the volcano looking toward the ocean? Puerto is the town we were looking at.Jim checks out the temperature of the pool – lots of people sunning, but not swimming We walked down to the beach. The black volcanic sand looks odd, and the big rocks look treacherous. See the surfers riding the waves in?One lonely busker singing for his supper We walked along the shoreline……then up into the hillsThe ocean is a beautiful azure We looked down to see a pool with two hardy swimmers. Every few minutes a wave would crash over, refilling the pool. We could not see a way to get down to the pool, and figured there must be a tunnel from the hotel across the way.When the path ended, we turned around to walk home and find some food.I think we’re going to like it here!
Taking Our Time 