This sceptred Isle: the other one

Last (full) day in Tenerife. Our flight takes place tomorrow evening. The APs and I had a splended week celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary amidst sun, waves and volcanoes, and I apologize for being behind in various replies - will try to remedy on Tuesday or thereabouts, since Monday is travelling day.

Now, on to the pic spam of one glorious island. I mean, this was the sight that greeted us on the terrace of the hotel where we were staying on the evening of our arrival:



Mind you, if it weren’t for the APs’ wedding anniversary, we’d have never travelled here in July, because it’s almost universal holiday time, and this island is one very popular destination. Even so, we didn’t feel crowded. Incidentally, re: local history and lots of foreigners arriving, one aspect that amused me is that if you read the guide, you realize you have arrived in the MIrrorverse of just about every English-language originated Tudor era adventure tale, for verily, there are evil English pirates marauding, brave locals fighting them off, and persecuted English Catholics fleeing Protestant persecution who found
a new home on this jewel in the silver sea, this blessed isle, this etc.

( Pictures of the island in question beneath the cut )