{"id":35003,"date":"2023-02-04T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=35003"},"modified":"2023-10-01T11:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T11:05:39","slug":"tenerife-couples-trip-jogs-random-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/tenerife-couples-trip-jogs-random-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenerife Couples-Trip: Jogs & Random Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 04 – XX February 2023, posted online 01 October 2023. How is October already?!?!<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the big e-biking trip it was time to chill, or so I hoped. As it turned out, my nervous system was wired and jittery, so I tried calming it by going out on a jog. There was also a bit of shopping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather was a bit tumultuous, swinging between blue skies, and a bit of rain even!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 04 February 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n
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There’s a meme of sending Toe-pics from Tenerife, after the Governor of the Central bank blamed some bad economic news on Icelanders traveling abroad, siting all the “Toe-pics from Tene” on social media. On this day, we’d been too late to book Bali-beds the day before, so we had to “settle” for regular sun-beds by the platinum roof-top pool. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The swimming pool for the “regular” people, as seen from the roof-top deck. The small white building on the left is the elevator shaft to the lower levels. This was probably during the “fashion show” where a lovely lady walked from the tent on the far left over the bridge and back in various summer dresses, that were for sale. There was of course some music, and I vaguely recall the person standing in the middle of the bridge carrying an electric drum-set, and banging out some beats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The hotel had 4 or some lower floors, the “main pool” was on top of those, and then there were additional 6-7 floors that rose from the main deck. The roof-top pool rose from the roof of a lower side building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There was a need to buy new shoes (for example, the ones I’d brought were too small, thank you growing feet!) so three of us took a taxi to a nearby mall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We walked back to the hotel, that way is all down-hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The front of the hotel, it’s shaped a bit like an arrow-head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Back on the sunbed at 4:30 pm, enjoying some ice-cream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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By 6 pm I was going bonkers from not moving, so I went out for a slow jog along the coast, mostly to test if my legs could handle it. I was limited by time, because we had booked a table for dinner!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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My route, I started at the south side. (Click on image for larger version)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There weren’t that many people about, but it was nice to revisit the places we’d been to on our earlier trip. This is where I turned back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sea and rocks. I think the hotel that’s on top of that area is a pricey one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Looking over Fa\u00f1ab\u00e9 beach<\/a>. Our hotel was on the southern end of it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Nice view from the hotel side-patio during a bit of a cool-down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It turned out there was another hotel with flashy columns right above our hotel. Sure enough, it was from the same company, just not adults-only.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The most expensive dinner of the trip in progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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One of the waiters cutting the meat by our table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was this kind of a restaurant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Waiting for a taxi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I had finally recovered enough to be able to play some cards in the evening. Here we’re playing Skyjo<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There was live music by the atrium every single night, and the quality was surprisingly high. You can tell we were some of the younger guests…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There were more people outside, a lot of them smoked.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This Beatles cover band went all in with multiple costumes. They were really good!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sitting where there was plenty of light. The music was just in that room with a blue-ish glow behind our table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sunday 05 February 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The sky was blue at 10 am.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The clouds in the distance are lurking around another island, named La Gomera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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By 1 pm, clouds had rolled in and over us, dropping a bit of rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Waiting out the bad weather in our room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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By 5:30 pm, my nerves got the better of me, and I went out on another jog, giving myself a slightly longer time compared to the day before.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There’s funny name for these in Icelandic, something akin to tourist-droppings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Looking northwards. I kept thinking it’s hard not to be a runner in that place!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Looking south from the same hilltop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I doubled the distance from the previous day, and even set some personal records! (Click for larger version)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Before dinner we stopped at a seaside bar for some pre-drinks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I decided to try the most flamboyant stuff. Sadly the looks were more impressive than the actual drink.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Photographing the photographers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pretty sunset, and La Gomera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur “marveling” at my seafood pizza.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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That’s how you serve creme brulee!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The back of the hotel, forever picturesque, now with added moon! The most expensive rooms where on top of each side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Skyjo time! This really is a great game!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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That evening’s band was good enough to get people up and dancing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos taken 04 – XX February 2023, posted online 01 October 2023. How is October already?!?!<\/em>]<\/p>\n

After the big e-biking trip it was time to chill, or so I hoped. As it turned out, my nervous system was wired and jittery, so I tried calming it by going out on a jog. There was also a bit of shopping. <\/p>\n

The weather was a bit tumultuous, swinging between blue skies, and a bit of rain even!<\/p>\n

Saturday 04 February 2023<\/h2>\n
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There’s a meme of sending Toe-pics from Tenerife, after the Governor of the Central bank blamed some bad economic news on Icelanders traveling abroad, siting all the “Toe-pics from Tene” on social media. On this day, we’d been too late to book Bali-beds the day before, so we had to “settle” for regular sun-beds by the platinum roof-top pool. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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