Santa Cruz
A relaxed start to the day. Around 11:00 I caught the 139 bus (€1.25) into Santa Cruz. The unmarked stop was right outside our marina gate. Highway TF1 winds towards Santa Cruz quite close to the cliffs which comprise large parts of the east coast of Tenerife. I could just see Gran Canaria across the channel.
The bus station is quite central, about 15 minutes from Plaza España which is presently a building site. This government building was on the south side. I wondered what the Scottish involvement was. There wasn't any. Scotland and Tenerife share the same flag.
The "Talon", otherwise known as Auditorio de Tenerife, was designed by Santiago Calatrava. One local told us it was supposed to represent a dove. A guidebook states that it represents the innovative frame of mind of the Tinerfeño (locals). It looked like a big talon or claw to me.
From another angle the Sydney Opera House springs to mind. We booked tickets for a concert on Sunday night.
Downtown Santa Cruz with its dramatic mountain backdrop.
A restored lighthouse lens from the north coast now on display in the harbour passenger terminal at Santa Cruz.
An MSC cruise ship departing Santa Cruz harbour followed by an Australian built Fred Olsen high speed ferry with P&O's Aurora alongside.
We hired a car for a few days from Cicar. We had used them in Lanzarote and Gran Canaria. Here they gave us the same price, €30 per day all in, for a Vauxhall Astra or similar.
Puerto Radazul is built at the bottom of a cliff. The townlet of Radazul is divided into two parts. Alto, built on top of the coastal cliffs and bajo, is built into the cliffs. The latter and the marina are accessed by a steep switchback road.
The bus station is quite central, about 15 minutes from Plaza España which is presently a building site. This government building was on the south side. I wondered what the Scottish involvement was. There wasn't any. Scotland and Tenerife share the same flag.
The "Talon", otherwise known as Auditorio de Tenerife, was designed by Santiago Calatrava. One local told us it was supposed to represent a dove. A guidebook states that it represents the innovative frame of mind of the Tinerfeño (locals). It looked like a big talon or claw to me.
From another angle the Sydney Opera House springs to mind. We booked tickets for a concert on Sunday night.
Downtown Santa Cruz with its dramatic mountain backdrop.
A restored lighthouse lens from the north coast now on display in the harbour passenger terminal at Santa Cruz.
An MSC cruise ship departing Santa Cruz harbour followed by an Australian built Fred Olsen high speed ferry with P&O's Aurora alongside.
We hired a car for a few days from Cicar. We had used them in Lanzarote and Gran Canaria. Here they gave us the same price, €30 per day all in, for a Vauxhall Astra or similar.
Puerto Radazul is built at the bottom of a cliff. The townlet of Radazul is divided into two parts. Alto, built on top of the coastal cliffs and bajo, is built into the cliffs. The latter and the marina are accessed by a steep switchback road.