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On November 2, TotalAdventure departed Miami on Air Europa bound for Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. After a 3 hour layover in Madrid, the there was a 3 hour flight to Tenerife, changing the clock back one hour to GMT.

The Canaries are a chain of volcanic islands about 100 mile, 160 s km off the coast of Morocco. While Spain is located in the Iberian Peninsula of Southern Europe, the country is also is on the African continent in the Enclaves of Ceuta and Melia ,surrounded by Moroccan territory. The Canary Islands erupted from the volcanic Mid Atlantic Ridge, although it is not quite the mid Atlantic, like the Azores, Iceland or Tristan da Cunha. The climate is moderate, subtropical and dry, influenced by the nearby Sahara. While the Atlantic offers year round swimming and surfing, the peak of El Tiede is covered with snow in winter.

Upon arrival at Aeropuerto Tenerife Norte I was transported to Hotel Silken Saaj Maar. in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This is the view from my room .It’s fun to ride the waves in the rock pools below.

In the evening we toured the center of Santa Cruz.

Baptismal Font.

Fresh tuna is landed daily in the island’s many harbors.

A subtropical night in the Eastern Atlantic.

The next morning, November 4th, after an invigorating swim in the waves of the rock pool below the hotel, our group left for the seaside town of Garachico. Before touring the town and inspecting some great boutique hotels, TotalAdventure rode bigger waves in volcanic rock chutes there. SEE THE VIDEO AT THE TOP OF THE ARTICLE.

We then went to the lovely Hotel San Roque.

We enjoyed a poolside lunch of local Canarian delicacies.

After lunch we drove from sea level to over 2000 meters in the Chinyero region. From the volcanic forest we could look down upon the ocean and to islands beyond.

Volcanic El Tiede is 3718 Meters ( 12188 ft.) and until recently spewed out hot lava ,taking over many parts of the island. The last big eruption took place in 1909 – a split second in geological time. SEE THE VIDEO ABOVE OF THE LAVA IN THE FOREST FROM THE 1798 ERUPTION.

1798 Lava Flow.

On Wednesday November 5th with checked out of our hotel in Santa Cruz and drove high up into the misty mountains of Parque Anaga. SEE THE VIDEO ABOVE. While Tenerife has very little rain, passing clouds leave mist on the trees making the forest green.

Ferns grow along the forest floor,giving an appearance of a rainforest in a desert climate.

A truly exotic part of Spain. The islands are part of Spain like Hawaii is part of the United States.

Park Information.

Later we stopped to explore the town of San Cristóbal de La Laguna,

A pre-lunch pickup -A Barraquito – coffee with condensed milk and Licor 43.

Bananas are the main cash crop of Tenerife, supplying all of Europe.

Sunset over the cliffs of Tenerife Sur.

The next day our group was supposed to kayak along the cliffs, but high wave warnings caused cancellation. KAYAKING FOOTAGE IN THE VIDEO AT TOP OF ARTICLE.

For our last two nights our group checked into the Hotel Mynd Adeje..TotalAdventure had a very comfortable room, fast wifi,and ocean view, two pools – one on the rooftop and dinner served until Midnight – a reason I love Spain.

A excellent and healthy dinner.

On our final day, November 6, we ventured again into Parque Nacional El Tiede.

The mountain in early November. 5 weeks later it was covered in 1.5 meters of snow.

A high desert landscape, sometimes snow covered in winter. One can be in the snow in the morning and swimming at a warm sunny beach in afternoon.

In volcanic areas there is no uniform landscape. Random rock formations are created according to lava flow.

Tenerife is 2.5 to 3 hours from Madrid. At this time there are no direct flights from North America., but easy connections are made through European capitals. TotalAdventure left Miami on a Sunday night and was in Madrid the next morning, in Tenerife by afternoon on Air Europa.

Special Thanks To Our Host Tenerife Tourist Office.

Special Thanks To Our Guide Dario López !

Special Thanks To Newlink España . They represent top tourist destinations, including Tenerife,La Palma Malta,Peru,Qatar .Jordan, South Korea and Hungary.

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