Back when it was -15 degrees C here, we were desperate to get out of the cold and see some sunshine. So we headed off to the Canary Islands for a week.
So nice to see the sun! |
While it wasn't too hot (around 20-21 C / 70 F), it was a vast improvement over snowy, icy Luxembourg.
The beach was gorgeous:
The kids built sand castles,
splashed in the pool
built elaborate canals,
and enjoyed the local wildlife:
Unfortunately, we all got nasty colds while there but if you have to be sick, it's not so bad to recover while lying by the pool or beach with a good book.
Will, sick and feverish on day two |
Kate, sick & feverish on day three |
My view as I recovered |
Fortunately, by the fourth day we were all sufficiently well to take a little submarine ride. We saw some great fish:
Kate was really impressed! |
Will was so impressed he forgot to hide from the camera! |
We also visited a local market
where Kate picked up a pretty Spanish dress
to wear to the hotel's nightly "Mini Disco":
One day we rented a car and drove around the island, which is literally covered with volcanoes:
We also got to see some very cool Spanish windmills:
It was really windy! |
But the highlight of the day -- if not the trip -- was the sand dunes of Corralejo:
Check out the pattern:
And isn't it amazing something can actually grow in that?
These dunes were incredible. They seemed to stretch on for miles:
They may still have some sand in their ears.
Well worth it, I'd say.
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