We leave Gran Canaria for Tenerife

We arrived in Tenerife last Saturday and it is the second of seven of the Canary Islands we have visited for the maintenance, inspection, and repair phase required every year for maritime vessels. It was a 4-5 hour sail, not rough, and as we neared the port at  Santa Cruz we were delighted to see a pod of pilot whales off to the port side. The Canaries are a part of Spain.  Each island is different in terrain and in architecture, each beautiful in its own way. We have been here one short week for we set sail for Congo on Saturday.  The past 6 weeks have flown by.

The last view of the shipyard at Las Palmas

Attaching the mooring lines to the tug

The  wake of the ship turning out of the port area

                                      Relaxing in a hammock on deck 7 during the sail

Another view of deck 7

                                    First look at Santa Cruz in Tenerife

Teodora Mylonas plays the trumpet  every year when the Africa Mercy arrives and departs Tenerife. This is his 22nd year!

                                                    A wall of flowers

                                           A beautiful gazebo

                                            Sights around the city of Santa Cruz

                                            Mount Teide

                                                Bananas anyone?

Old wooden implements

                                                  Beautiful doors

                                                      Old wine press

                                             The view from the walk at a monastary

Peacocks and chickens wandered through the restaurant at dinnertime

                                       The sun is setting, turning everything golden