Stephan Paukner :: syslog

After months of staying indoors, sitting in front of the screen and writing my Master’s thesis, it was time for me to go on a holiday and stock up some sunshine, as it was October and our summer holiday was overdue.

Due to our check-in in the evening before, we had a relaxed take-off in the morning. It was raining and really cold outside. We flew through thick clouds first, but soon the sky became clearer. We even had a good meal on board. After arrival in Tenerife Sur a limousine took us exclusively to our hotel in Adeje. We got a room with a gorgeous sea view, the temperature was at 29°C (84°F). Unfortunately, both of us didn’t take the flight too easily and got a headache, that’s why we finally ended up in the evening with pizza and beer in front of the TV, watching a Rugby match instead of going out.

The next morning started with a delicious breakfast, I took a classical English one. The coffee however came from a dispenser. We went to our tour guide Gitti to get some info about the offers they’ve got, and after that we finally went “beaching” to the Playa La Pinta. Sand. Beach. Sea. Sun. Heat. “Ananás, melóni, coconut!” World peace. I didn’t think that I would appreciate that so much. My last beach holiday had been seven years ago! We had some toast as lunch and had dinner near the place where we were staying during the day. We took a walk along the beach after sunset and finished the evening at the Irish Pub next door. It was so relaxing!

The next day, Monday, should again be a complete beach day. But first we went to Gitti and booked some bus tours to get in first contact with the highlights of that island: El Teide, the famous volcano, will be visited the next day, a whale-watching eco-tour was booked for Thursday, and the Loro Parque for Saturday. Then we went to the Playa de Torviscas. We had a great time in the sun and water. Later we returned to the same place to watch the sunset. We had dinner at a homely BBQ restaurant near the beach, where a living parrot said hello to the children at his cage. We went back to the hotel soon, as we had to get up early the next morning: El Teide was calling!