While the Canary Islands are only 62 miles from the African coast, and about 1,180 miles from Madrid, they are still part of Spain and have been since 1496 when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella acquired the islands through exploration and conquest.
Today these islands are a vacation paradise. The vast majority of the travelers we have run into at the Villas have been British. I scheduled this leg of the trip for Sandy. I felt that she was such a good sport about going to Iceland with me that I owed her some warm weather and a place that is simply dedicated to rest and relaxation.
And rest and relaxation is exactly what we did today. After a gourmet breakfast, (I concentrated on the Spanish ham, jamón) we drove down to the Supermercado to buy a few groceries. After that we spent the day relaxing around our villa and some of the public spaces. I used the plunge pool followed by the outdoor bathtub (at lobster boiling temperatures). Of course much of the time was spent just relaxing, reading, and gazing out at the scenery.
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