1998/99
A cold and frosty start at 4 am on December 21st. We wouldn't
do that now (2015)! Sister Ann and her husband, Michael, were
already there when we arrived so we left our luggage in their
room and went for a spot of lunch (chicken, chips and salad about
£2.00!). Our Hotel was the Riu Waikiki in Playa del Ingles
(excellent), good food and very good entertainment. Plenty of
good restaurants locally for lunch (breakfast and dinner was included)
and a nice area to stay. One nice place we visited (by local bus)
was Puerto de Mogan. Lovely white buildings by the Harbour and
well worth a visit. Went on a coach tour of the Island but the
roads were so windy and up and down that Edna was unwell (she
doesn't travel too well) so didn't take too much notice of what
we did and saw. Next day Edna was still not well, trouble is it
was New Year's Eve and there was a Gala Dinner (she picked at
a few bits but what a waste). One difference between this Hotel
and our previous New Year Hotels (on Tenerife), champagne was
not included! An extra £16 a bottle (Spanish cava) so we
weren't too pleased with that! Unfortunately the last few days
were spoiled because Edna had obviously caught a chesty cold.
Look on the bright side though, I bet she lost some weight because
she hardly ate!
2015 on the Magellan
Cruise. Took the open top bus
for a tour around Las Palmas. What a waste of time that was! Our
headphones didn't work and, even if they had, I'm sure the trip
wasn't worth doing. We seemed to be criss crossing the same points
and weren't over impressed by what we saw. Not
to worry, Madeira tomorrow and that is nice!
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