We struggle with HM gov’s website for a while trying to complete our passenger locator forms. Eventually we’re sorted, except they won’t accept our QR codes, apparently not recognised, well guess who issued them eh? Its really frustrating that one cannot use the Government Gateway to log in once and access all the diverse services, be it NHS, Covid, travel, whatever - afterall they already have this data, but just aren't joined up.
Having got over this grumpiness, it's time to do our last decent walk. Today we're just going to pop along to Los Cristianos, all around the bay - doing this is a great way to see life, as one passes through different neighbourhoods, from the yachting fraternity to the lager for €1 kind, the latter of which we come across falling all over the pavement before long! Either way, it's very entertaining.
In the distance we can mostly see Roque Imoque which we climbed a couple of days ago, later she’s covered in cloud.
At Playa de las Americas the surfers are out in force and round the corner there's a lot of divers seemingly all doing their PADI open water given the looks of horror on most. How I remember those butterflies, but mine were gained during a snowstorm in an almost freezing Lancastrian quarry many years ago!
We pass a few places that are still closed down, mostly chains, where I imagine they have mothballed a portion of their estate and kept others open. Having said that they are quite infrequent, so clearly things are picking up well here.
Los Cristianos is the original tourism centre, although it was a fishing village a long time before the south of the island became popular. Wandering around the bay it's easy to see why this was so attractive to the early package holiday folks, otherwise used to playing roulette with the UK weather!
It's also the ferry port for the area, and from here one can catch a catamaran to La Gomera or La Palma, another one on the 'next time' list!
We walk to the very end, where Roque Druchi blocks the chance of walking along the coast to Palm Mar, but we plan to make the journey over the top next visit. Just over six miles so far, then it’s a leisurely walk back following the same route, picking up a sandwich as we go.
After twelve miles we think a swim is in order, so quickly change and find a suitable place to set up for the remaining hours of the afternoon.
There are strawberry daiquiris being pressed into everyone's hands, so it's rude to not take one, but later we fancy a serious ice cream - coconut, vanilla, raspberry and Chantilly cream.
Our pal from breakfast pops up, obviously not begging here, but given we are usually kind, pleased to see us.
Later we enjoy our last Tenerife sunset in 2021 and pre-dinner drinkies on our balcony (where I'm writing this) before showering and dressing for dinner. We're paying a repeat visit to La Pergola, one of the hotel's specialty restaurants.
Starters are lobster bisque and foie gras salad.
Main is chateaubriand - just as fabulous as last time we were here - and e-nor-mous … back home the 600g fillet would cost £40 at our farm shop, so goodness knows how they cost this dish, but the outcome is wonderful. We have to skip dessert, so head back to our balcony to finish the blog whilst listening to the singer.
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