Rainbows of Tenerife

For a whole list of reasons we have somehow never managed to have a family holiday abroad so the possibility of a whole week away somewhere warm for the week of the Jubilee bank holiday was just too tempting to resist..... mmmmm a week away for only 3 days annual leave used up....

A really good friend had recommended some apartments in Tenerife and we trusted their judgement so the days off were booked, the fights and apartment booked and paid for and we were off!!

After a nightmare 2 hour check in at Gatwick we walked very very briskly to the plane and settled in for breakfast and some R&R before some early glimpses of Tenerife caught our attention...

"Mum!   Mum!...is that really a volcano?"
" Yes dear"
" And can we climb it ?"
" Yes dear.... all the way from the coast, through the clouds to the top"

And we did.....

There were no rainbows really - because there wasn't any actual rain! (sorry) 

So I've made my own!

There were reds.....

And oranges...

And yellows

And greens...

And blues...

But not many indigo's and violets..  (sorry Annie)

But there was lots of black and white....

As well as climbing a volcano and spending a day in a water park ( sorry no photos - water slides and cameras don't mix well) we played a lot...

and boy did we EAT a lot (not only ice cream) ....

and mount Teide watched over us all week..

All too soon it was time to say goodbye to Teide and Tenerife...

We'll be back again soon!