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Desperate for a little winter sunshine Nigel and Joke defrost their toes in Gran Canaria

 

View of morning coffee club from our balcony

Two people of a certain age enjoy that first wonderful cup of morning coffee, while soaking up some seriously good rays.

Geekery Rules! Have netbook, will travel.

Joke bravely takes to the water

... second thoughts were involved.

But once she was in, it took me ages to get her out again

... one happy middle-aged pool splasher disappears into the distance.

We took a quick break from the lazy poolside life by taking a VIP tour of the island.

Palm trees and sunshine ... its enough to cheer anyone up, whether you like it or not?

Apparently the colours in this cliff face are due to deposits of copper and sulphur

Joke and lots of rough volcanic scenery

Lots of view, and then some

We wind our way up to the stratosphere

Plastic greenhouses litter the scenery

More rugged stuff, and palm trees

Apparently this is where most of the island's water supply is kept

We wait around for someone to tell us what to photograph

Joke poses against more rocky stuff

More VIP milling around

My signature shadow

Dry as a bone ... but dead scenic

Nigel and Joke find somewhere scenic for a middle-aged cuddle

Lots of hairpin bends and scenic mountain villages

Joke stares out the window, trying not to think about the long vertical drop at the side of the road.

Cuddling sun worshippers

Life must be really quiet up here .... I bet that you could really get into yourself.

More "oohs and aaahs" echo round the mini-bus

Suddenly we get a view of the sea

Last stop and last chance for a cuddle

Late night stroll along the boulevard

But it was still nice and warm

The hotel pool looks inviting ... shame that you can't use it at night

Nigel throws caution to the winds, and immerses the ancient bod in the pool

... safe in the knowledge that he could warm up in the jacuzzi after climbing out

The long walk to breakfast

Post-breakfast sunning session - Nigel soaks up some good Science Fiction on his e-reader

For the exclusive use of bombers? I say, isn't that taking political correctness a little too far?

Miles of riverbed .... just no bloody river, what's THAT all about?

Meet Sean. He presented me with a scratch card and - whaddya know - I was a winner? Five hundred euros .... all I had to do was go to an office downtown and buy a time share in a local apartment (although Sean forgot to mention that). This is a popular scam, they tried it on me in Hong Kong ..... Note to self - get that "SUCKER" tattoo removed from forehead!