Canary Islands

Hola!

We just returned from 5 days in the Canary Islands, and had a wonderful time! The Islands reminded me somewhat of the Hawaiian Islands: there were 7 of them, each with a very different personality. We had gotten a great deal on tickets into the island of Gran Canaria, thinking that we would also try to explore another one or two of the smaller islands. One of the places that our landlords said would be beautiful to stay on Gran Canaria was Puerto de Mogan, so we rented an apartment there and absolutely loved it. The first picture is of a view of Puerto de Mogan from the winding road you need to take to get there. It's the main road that goes the whole way around the island. The next picture is of Brian & Caroline at dinner the night we arrived. The next day we just spent at the beach, playing and relaxing. Brian built sand castles and Lightning McQueen for Luke. The kids were so happy to play in the sand and water.

The third day we attempted to drive the whole way around the island and explore some different areas. However, the road was so windy that all three kids complained of a belly-ache and fussed about wanting to go back. :) We made a stop at Agaete, and found a cool watering hole there, there's one picture of Luke & Caroline putting their toes in the water. The idea of exploring the island was such a flop that we cancelled our plans to go to the island of Tenerife to meet up with our landlords, as well as to visit the island of Fuertaventura next to Gran Canaria. Oh well. The next picture is of eating breakfast on our terrace, and the rest are just of the beautiful port area and another day at the beach. We decided it wasn't worth trying to do much else! The kids had fun burying Brian, and then Caroline wanted to be buried as well. We really had a great time!

We hope you all are doing well. Have a wonderful week!
Love,

Tonya