Travelog for: HelmutBluepant

Our next stop was Garachico, a very lovely village that was destroyed by a eruption of a volcano in the 18 th century but the canrians rebuilt it near the old village. We went to some natural seawater bassins and there I was able to dive a little bit

Today was a half disappointing day: First we wanted to go swimming at Puerto de Santiago, but there was no acess to the beaches or the seawater pools. Only the view to Los Gigants was very nice. So we went away very sweat, because it was very hot, but I had not any opportunity to fresh up in the seawater Lotte did not like to shuffle along between the buildings...

But we found a good replacement on the way back when we discovered the blooming almond trees near the street to santiago de teide.

Today we went to the beautiful beach in the west of Puerto de La Cruz: To Playa Jardin. There we tested our newest achievements: 3 brand-new boats customed for Lotte and me by strunkis husband. Yesterday he found excellent goods at the beach of Playa Sibora and worked hard to create boats for uns. Thank you very much

We were so pleased about our newest boats, that we spent the whole day at the beach and had a lot of fun.

At Midday we met an interesting dragon: A huge lizard, but he was very very shy with us.

In the afternoon we went back to the beach for surfing. I had a little Surf-accident and Lotte was not amused...but don´t worry, nothing badly happend to me

What a wonderful day in paradise

Today we started to a round trip through the Mountains of Anaga in the North-East of Tenerife. First we visited Mirador El Boqueron from where we had a beautiful view on the landscape.

The next big Stop was between Las Mercedes, Cruz del Carmen and Pico des Ingles in the Moutains of Anaga.

After this Tour we went to Playa Las Teresitas, the only white beach in the North of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. There we had fun at the beach

Here we are at the wonderful white-sanded beach of St. Andres in the North of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
...And we had a lot of fun there

Today was a great day: We went to Loro Parque, the famous Parrot Park whre we saw not only kakatoos, keas and other birds but also the biggest ice hall for penguins and wonderful shows with sea lions, dolphins and orcas.

And: I was able to fulfill my first life mission: We found a blooming plumeria tree and I was able to smell the wonderful fragrance of the blossoms

We went to the south, the pilgrims village of Candelaria. Its a small town, but they have a huge Basilica there, where they hold a statue of a black madonna. A legend says, that she was found there on the beach and the people of Tenerife admire her very much. But we didn´t go into the church, because we were more interested in the huge statues of the ancient "kings" of tenerife, the so called Menceys of the Guanches, the blond people who stayed on the canary islands before the spanish conquistadores
came...

The waves were very high on this day...

We had a very nice meeting with two sharks and a young orca who want to leave loro parque and join our troop. They want to follow us to germany for staying at our sides

A very funny member of the loro parque, the orca-beetle came up to our hotel to wave goodbye to the three new members of our "band"

Today was a special place to visit: Güinmar

In ancient times the guanches built step-pyramides there, for a long time nobody did mention them and only a few decades ago the people were re-interested in them, after the norwegian Thor Heyerdahl studied them and was so keen of their existence.

For him oceans were not negotiable but a kind of transporting belts and a lot more cultural exchange happened in the past as we belive...

At Güinmar we learned a lot  more about the canarian culture before the spains conquested them, but also we saw, how the canarians lived there a hundred years ago

Today we are a little sad, because it is our last full day on tenerife.

We spent it on the Playa San Marcos, "the beach" of Icod.
But unfortunately the weather was not as hot as the days before and so we only sat there and dreamed to come back in the next year...

At home again...

When we left Remscheid two weeks ago, it was cold and snowy.
And... nothing changed, the snow went back, our friends told us..

O.K., let us see how is the garden outside and how are the plants in the warm-house? Our red bananas seem to be ok and the little drago tree as well. It hatched about 10 years ago out of a grain and perhaps, in the future, we can nurse him a little bit longer and bring him back to the canaries? And look at our chilis, how they grow up and become larger and red

But what in the world does lotte do??? Oh no...she has a new addiction...sweet sugared condensated milk, the same she always wanted to have in her coffee at tenerife...

The very first in the morning I was very happy: One of the Epiphyllums named "Frühlingsrausch", a plant of strunkis husband, was blooming and I like their colour very much.

After this, in the late afternoon, I was not able to find Lotte...only the empty sugared milkbottle was left and she dissappered...Oh Lotte, where are you??...I miss you soooo much....

Today we went to the Botanical Garden of the Ruhr-University Bochum. The weather was so fine and sunny and strunki promised me a little bit divertissiment because I do not feel very well since Lotte disappeared.

But later, in the Chinese House, there was a big surprise and a real happy end waiting for uns all.

And at all, we found snowbells

I am glad and happy that Lotte is safe

Today I wake up very early in the morning, because I was so upset for my very first journey on my own. I will travel to Mosbach and want to spend a nice time with frodo.

Even Lotte, this longsleeper, comes to give me some little things for frodo on my journey and to wave me a good bye. Even some small balloons, but she realized, that the are too big for my travelling bag, when they are filled with air

She tried not to moan, but I know that she will miss me very much. But I told her that in a few days Fabler Björn will visit her so that she is not alone at all.

frodo, I am coming and I look forward to visiting You