Our next hotel is at La Orotava, a small town noted for its 17th century buildings. However, on the way, we stopped at a seaside resort, Puente de Cruz on the west coast. Finding somewhere to park was the first obstacle. There were some really huge parking areas and we eventually found a slot. The waves were strong, but this fisherman was trying his luck. As the waves got bigger, he hid behind the breakwater, but not before throwing some bread in th attract the fish.
As we came into the resort, we could see the black volcano sand beach with a few brave souls swimming. There was another black fort, similar to the one in Santa Cruz.
It was time for a cup of tea, and we soon found one in a square just a few streets away from the bay. It was just the spot we were looking for with groups of people meeting together.
We climbed up the streets to reach a high point for taking photographs. The town is large and steep in places, however, we found a high point to look down over the town towards the sea, passing these cacti and a butterfly on the way
The views: the buildings are colourful and one looks very much like a ship. Bottom right is on our walk back to the car.
We didn't leave before we had taken some photos of El Teide, the volcano that dominates Tenerife and that we could see from La Palma. It is the highest point in Spain at 12,198 feet and the third highest in the world. It last erupted in 1909 and is still classed as active.
Our next point of call was La Orotava, where we would stay for 2 nights. Having found our hotel, the next task was to park ... no easy feat. Eventually, we found a slot conveniently next to a park with a cafe, so there we had some lunch. After a walk round, we returned to the hotel to check in. This is the internal stairwell. We are on the floor above the photo and breakfast is at the bottom also out of sight.
Some photos from our walk around the town
In the evening, we set out to find a restaurant, but many were closed. Eventually, we found the hotel La Victoria, where we enjoyed our meal in Canarian decor.
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