Erin in Tenerife

The days have been heating up on the island. The strong winds that brought over the “calima” from the Sahara have come to a standstill, my curtains don’t even move except when I turn on the ceiling fan. On the one hand it is very uncomfortable to have over 90 degrees and no breeze. On the other hand, no wind makes it easier for the firefighters to control the huge forest fire on the other side of the volcano. You can read about that fire here . Our first outing was to a beach that our neighbor Nuria recommended called “Las Teresitas”. We found out later it’s one of the “famous” beaches on the island. It is a huge beach with lots of free parking and the sand is yellow. It is Saharan sand that they shipped over from Africa. Native Tenerife sand is black and extremely hot! So, the sand is for safety as well as aesthetics. They had to build a wave breaker a way out in the ocean to keep the sand from washing away. I dipped my feet in the crystal-clear water. The water is much colder than Ec...