Giant Canaries!
Sep. 1st, 2022 09:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luckykaaAirports are not a great way to start a holiday but usually a necessary one. The trip through Manchester Airport security was slooow. Took about an hour to get from airport entry to airside. Then there was an unexpectedly long wait for boarding, as they had to remove a passenger; no idea what happened there. Also, sadly we couldn't sit next to each other because we were a bit late booking a flight. Was a bit miffed that they forgot my meal as well. And service was slow. On the plus side, flickums bought me a Prosecco.
We did arrive at Gran Canaria though, just an hour later than planned, a little after 10pm. Taxi straight to hotel, and collapse on bed at about 11
Day 1 was a chilled out day. Always good to keep things simple on the first day. So, we found Tourist information to work out bus details. Went to the beach. Swam a little. I really like the beaches here. Sandy, but unlike a lot of sandy beaches, it gets deep really quickly. chilled out a little and hunted for some fish to be startled by.
Explored. Found the bus station, and returned to the beach to find Flickums on a sun bed. Lazed around. Eventually someone asked for money so we dutifully paid, and a minute later it started to rain.
Figured indoor activities were the order of the day, so we went to the aquarium. It's a very nice aquarium. It has many fishes and a few frogs, the odd lobster and seahorse. Flickums filmed a shark which was photobombed by a ray.
Chilled out in the hotel for a bit.
Went for food. Unlike a lot of tourist places, Gran Canaria doesn't do everything in local language and English. Most places are Spanish only. Wish I'd realised before. I would have brushed up on some essential phrases, like "My pork is undercooked". But the waiter seemed to understand my gesturing as he took the pork away and returned, and once cooked properly it was absolutely delicious.
Wandered along the beach looking for somewhere that does cocktails. Surprising lack of such places. But we found a nice bar and there was a saxophonist playing Abba's greatest hits.
At that point, we called it a day. Early start tomorrow for birthday shenanigans on the opposite side of the island.
We did arrive at Gran Canaria though, just an hour later than planned, a little after 10pm. Taxi straight to hotel, and collapse on bed at about 11
Day 1 was a chilled out day. Always good to keep things simple on the first day. So, we found Tourist information to work out bus details. Went to the beach. Swam a little. I really like the beaches here. Sandy, but unlike a lot of sandy beaches, it gets deep really quickly. chilled out a little and hunted for some fish to be startled by.
Explored. Found the bus station, and returned to the beach to find Flickums on a sun bed. Lazed around. Eventually someone asked for money so we dutifully paid, and a minute later it started to rain.
Figured indoor activities were the order of the day, so we went to the aquarium. It's a very nice aquarium. It has many fishes and a few frogs, the odd lobster and seahorse. Flickums filmed a shark which was photobombed by a ray.
Chilled out in the hotel for a bit.
Went for food. Unlike a lot of tourist places, Gran Canaria doesn't do everything in local language and English. Most places are Spanish only. Wish I'd realised before. I would have brushed up on some essential phrases, like "My pork is undercooked". But the waiter seemed to understand my gesturing as he took the pork away and returned, and once cooked properly it was absolutely delicious.
Wandered along the beach looking for somewhere that does cocktails. Surprising lack of such places. But we found a nice bar and there was a saxophonist playing Abba's greatest hits.
At that point, we called it a day. Early start tomorrow for birthday shenanigans on the opposite side of the island.
