OROTAVA AND BAJAMAR

The week before we took the sisters to Teide Mike and I did a little trip up the coast about 20 minutes from us to the charming pueblo of Orotava and the beaches at Bajamar.  Orotava has many beautiful old buildings including the famous Casa de los Balcones, which now has several gift shops in it and a wonderful old courtyard very much preserved.  Bajamar has several ocean front pools that collect water from the waves crashing into them.  We plan to try them out some time.  We also got a spectacular view of Teide with brilliant clouds floating around it.  I see me painting this someday. 

Teide in the distance

Orotava

Ocean fed pools at Bajamar