Gran Canaria 2014

Days 1 & 2

Life is good! The flight was delayed seven hours, it was a long, long day yesterday.

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Takeoff in 15 min.

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Yes! An engine.

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Finally some "rest" for the parents.

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Goal achieved 🙂

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Colours

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Seeds

Day 3

Same, same and roots, crickets and an octopus.

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Fun at the beach

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Roots

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These ARE monkeys not balls

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Interesting spikes

Day 4

A nice walk to Puerto Rico, crabs and more spiky stuff.

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Stairway to heaven

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The heaven

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It was like this when I arrived!

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Hole in one - on every track

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Boating in the Atlantic

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Old school

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New school

Day five

Heaven revisited, plus good food, sun and fun. The water park is calling after lunch.

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Heaven revisited I

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Heaven revisited II

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Heaven revisited III

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Heaven revisited IV

Day six

Swimming & ice cream, that’s it.

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Close encounter with sand

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Enter sandman

Day seven

A very nice day at sea. We spotted a pod of Risso’s dolphins. Lots of flying fish also.

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J and Playa de Amadores

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Risso's dolphins

Day eight

From sun to darkness, from warmth to cold. We were excited by the empty battery in the car, in the middle of the night. Luckily the Audi man had cables.

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Canarian sun

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Finnish sun — spot the frost!