Where not to go while you are on Tenerife

When you come to Tenerife, the first thing  you will see are many stands with posters showing animals. This posters are here to attract tourists and offer them cheap entertainment. No, it is not cheap in the meaning of money, but it is cheap in the meaning of entertainment.  All this animals are in captivity and all because of entertainment, Loro parque for example is doing shows with whales in small tanks. It is well known that some of the whales attacked their trainers. Did you know that orcas (whales) in natural habitat swim more than 100 km per day,they have one of the most sophisticated technique of attack that are transmit to other generations. In small tanks, this is impossible for them.  In aqualand you can see shows with dolphins. But why? You can see dolphins and whales in natural habitat if you book trip with boat or submarine in the nearest booking office. I have once walked near the aqualand and when I reached the top of the street, I could see when the show in aqualand was over, the dolphins in small tenk swimming in the circle.It is the same as someone trap you in a room and you are going in circles all day long. Very sad. Other animals which are captivated in Jungle park, Loro park, Monkey park are 18 hours exposed in a small spaces with unnatural light only to be shown to people. This animals often develop bad behavior which is not strange at all. Even in siam park which is famous as the best water park in Europe, the sharks are captivated in dirty water and small space. I think that nobody who have any common sense will go in a places like this. There is so much more to be seen in Tenerife than to see modern slavery.

From internet: aqualand

Froom internet:loro parque

Dolphins in natural habitat

Aqualand

Siam park

Barranco del Infierno

Beginning of the trail

On sunny Sunday I decided to go hiking in Barranco del Infierno. The entrance is officially closed, but the truth is that the fence and doors are broken so everybody can pass there. The goal is to reach the waterfall.  Approximate time to reach the goal and to return is 3 hours. The path starts by the restaurant Othelo , the charming restaurant where you can find traditional dishes from Canarias such as mojo for example. I passed the Othelo and the fence, and entered through the wooden doors for the Barranco del infierno. The first meters of the trail is small hiking road but the more you walk, the more the path is leading down into the canyon. When I reached the bottom, I seen a creek which extends until the end of the path.

 On this hiking tour, you have to be careful because there are many rocks and wet surfaces where you can slip in the minute. The reason why the barranco is closed is because of the deadly accident that happened there few years ago. The truth is that every barranco on Tenerife can be equally dangerous if you are not careful. Barranco del Infierno is very interesting in archaeological term, because many guanche mummies have been found there. I didn’t saw caves because they have been enclosed with the rocks after findings so people couldn’t enter in. After my Indiana Jones adventure, I went back just before dark. This three hours are really worth your time.

What is it on this photo?

The goal accomplished

Teide-La Orotava-Icod-Garachico-Masca

Road trip to Teide

Today I went on an excursion and visited Vilaflor, Teide, La Orotava, Icod de los vinos, Garachico, Masca, Santiago del Teide and down to Los Gigantes. I passed half of island  in a single day. This is how excursion work. When you have booked an excursion, first you have to choose a pick up point, you will get few places where the bus will pick you up at scheduled time. Very simple. After pick up, we left from Los Cristianos to Vilaflor which was our first stopping point. As we traveled by road, I had a wonderful view on Los Christianos which was peaceful fishing village before it started to expand for touristic purposes after 1980. I did not know until the tour guide told us that village Vilaflor is highest village in Tenerife with more than 1400m from sea level. Now in January I needed to wear my winter jacket because was near 5C° outside. Brrr… What a difference between Los Cristianos where was at the moment aprox 20C°. When we arrived, unfortunately, when we entered the caffe bar, it was full with people from two more excursion buses which were parked outside, our bus was third, so I used that opportunity to look around a bit. Whell, Vilaflor is mainly a village with “scattered” houses with large gardens. We left this charming village after 20 minutes and headed for Teide. 

Teide

The road to teide is filled with beautiful view on pine forest and view on La Gomera and La Palma (2 islands which we didn’t able to see because of the clouds). Before we arrived to the National park of Teide (full name on spanish is Parque Nacional de Las Cañadas del Teide , their warned us that we cant pick any plant or rock and take with us or we would have to pay 100€ for every piece we took with us. Well, the main problem with me is when someone tell me don’t, I had to do the opposite but not if the nature or animals are involved, so of course I did not took anything this time, part of because I respect nature way too much and part of is the reason that I asked myself a question; What if every of more than hundred tourists that are coming to Teide every day took something? This is important especially because the natural park is rich with black stone(s) which is known in jewelry by the name Opsidian. It is a semiprecious stone. If you understand more in semiprecious stones, you must know that every stone has healing powers, Opsidian also. After they permitted us to leave the bus and take a few pictures, we came to the bus where tourist guide told us more information about Teide. It is highest peak in Spain. The volcano is asleep at the time, the last eruption of pico Teide was couple of centuries ago. Did you know that in the time when Guanches lived, Teide was mutual space used by domestic animals. You can go there with a car, bike, stay overnight in the nearest mountain lodge, watch the sky at night in watchtowers, many possibilities at Teide. We proceed to La Orotava, just passed by because in the centar we couldn’t go with transportation. There is another excursion which is organized to go in the center.La Orotava is famous by the House of many balconies. Casa de los balcones, the carpets made of flowers at corpus Christi holiday, the big carpet with Christ on it with pictures of Christs passion. If you want to stay in La Orotava few days, you have Rural Victoria hotel. The prices on the north are cheaper then in other parts of island. 

Many banana plantation

We proceed to Icos de los Vinos and stopped there to see Drago the tree, but I forgot my camera in the bus so I I don’t have a proof that I saw the famous tree. Well, you just have to trust me. For me, it is just a tree, for botanists it is a protected specie, the largest in its sort (18m height). The tree age is estimated about 800-1000 years, but the legend says that is old more than 5000 years. Allegedly, Guanche people respected the Drago tree very much. The legend also says that when dragon dies, he become drago tree.  In Icod you can also seen Cueva del Viento which is the largest volcanic cave in the world (17km long) and near by is Pueblo chico, the park with miniatures 1:25 of everything that is well known on Tenerife. While in Icod, we got the enough time for lunch. We also got the option to eat in local restaurant for 13€ (they offered ready menu) or to eat wherever and whatever we want to. Few recommendations of the hotels and apartments in this area: Apartamentos Estrella del norte , Emblematico San Agustin hotel, San Marco hotel. After the lunch, we proceeded to Garachico, small city with natural pools which designed an architect which died in a car accident later (isn’t amazing how we always remember some odd details in a story).

Garachico

Garachico with natural pools

 This little city almost turned in black powder when volcano (Moñtana Negra) erupted in 1706. and flowing lava lasted for 9 days. Luckily, the old city survived. Only one hotel here in this little and charming village. Here, we stopped to catch some photos and move on to are next and last exit-Masca. I couldn’t believe what skills do you have to have to ride those roads in Masca. On the road which is, by the way, situated on the height of several hundred meters and where only one and half car fit, without of problem passes both buses and cars in the same time, what a skill. But if you are a lousy driver, I do not recommend you driving through the Masca. We took a rest of 20 minutes in Masca which I used to take a walk through this magnificent village.

Masca

 Masca have amazing nature. Habitants are mainly older people or people who only came there for a weekend. Masca is really worth to see. It was late afternoon so we proceed to Los Gigantes  through Santiago del Teide. The bus stopped for every person in the pick up point. If you are fun of cars, there are many variants with rent-a-car also.

In the valley of Masca

Masca road to hell

Danas sam otisla na jednu ekskurziju i posjetila Vilaflor, Teide, La Orotava,  Icod de los vinos, Garachico,  Masca,  Santiago del Teide pa sve do Los Gigantesa. Prosla sam pola otoka u samo jednom danu. Evo kako ekskurzije funkcioniraju…. Kad bookirate ekskurziju, prvo morate izabrati tocku gdje ce vas pokupiti autobús. Prodavac karata ce vam dati par mjesta kao opciju koju mozete izabrati za pick up tocku, isto tako cete dobiti i raspored kad se morate pojaviti tamo. Vrlo je jednostavno. Nakon prikupa putnika sa zadnje tocke u Los Christianosu, nastavili smo za Vilaflor  koji je bio nasa prva stajalisna tocka. Dok smo se vozili, imala sam prekrasan pogled na  Los Christianos koji je prije razvoja turizma bilo mirno ribarsko selo. Vilaflor je najvise selo po nadmorskoj visini  od 1400m na Tenerifama.  Sad u sijecnju sam morala obuci zismku jaknu koliko je bilo hladno, oko 5C° je bila temperatura. Brrr… Koja razlika izmedu Los Christianosa gdje je temp bila oko 20C°. Nazalost, kad smo stigli, jos dva autobusa su bila parkirana ispred kafica, a unutra je bilo puno ljudi tako da sam iskoristila priliku da malo prosetam po selu. Znaci, Vilaflor je sarmantno selo sa “razbacanim” kucama koje imaju velike vrtove. Da, to je sve sto sam stigla vidjeti prije nego sam se vratila u kafic da se ugrijem malo. Uskoro smo napustili ovo malo hladno mjesto i krenuli za jos hladnije Teide. Dok smo isla cestom za Teide, vidjeli smo puno prekrasnih prizora na borovu sumu i jedva jedviti pogled na La Gomeru i La Palmu ( otoka koja se nisu dobro vidjela od oblaka). Prije negó smo dosli n Nacionalni park Teide (puni naziv na spanjolskom je Parque Nacional de Las Cañadas del Teide).  Vodickinja nas je upozorila da ne smiju ubrati biljku niti ponijeti kamen sa sobom inace cemo morati platiti 100€ po svakom uzetom komadu, ako nas policija primjeti. Najveci problema kod mene je sto kad mi se kaze ne smijes, ja pocinjem smisljati kako to sprovesti. No ovaj put nisam iz razloga jer previse cijenim prirodu. Isto tako, tlo je bogato Opsidijanom koji se koristi kao poludragi kamen tj. Kristal. Kao ste bolje upoznati sa kristalima onda znate da im se pripisuju iscjeliteljska svojstva, tako je i sa Opsidijanom. Sto bi se dogodilo kad bis vi mogli nositi sa sobom sto zele…. Pustos… Nakon sto su nas pustili na malu pauzu na Teide, da slikamo krajolik. Nakon sto smo usli u bus, saznala sam jos malo informacija o Teide nac.parku. Teide je najvisi vrh u Spanjolskoj. Vulkan trenutno spava, a zadnja erupcija je bila prije nekoliko stoljeca. Okruzen je s jos nekoliko vulkana koji su bili aktivni i nakon Teide vulkana. Da li ste znali da su Guanchesi koji su prije vise od dvije tisuce godina dosli na Tenerife i podijelili ga u 10 kraljevstva, Teide smatrali zajednickim prostorom koji je sluzio za ispasu domacih zivotinja. Do tamo se moze doci i autom, biciklom, prenociti u najblizoj planinskoj kolibi, gledati nocno nebo u obliznjoj zvjezdarnici….mnogo mogucnosti na Teide. Nastavili smo prema La Orotavi, ali smo samo prosli okolo, mismo mogli u centar jer je zabranjeno za vozila. Ima jedna druga ekskurzija gdje se ide centar la Orotave. Orotava je poznata po kuci sa balkonima i tepisima od cvijeca koje se rade na Tijelovo. Nastavili smo prema Icod de los Vinos i stali na pauzu za rucak koju sam iskoristila tako da odem do poznatog Drago tree-stabla. Nazalost, fotoaparat sam zaboravila u autobusu tako da ce mi ostati samo sjecanje na Drago tree. Za mene je to samo stablo, za botanicare je zasticena vrsta, najvece u svojoj vrsti na svijetu (17m visoko). Procijenjena starost je stabla je 800-1000 godina, ali legenda kaze da je starije od 5000 godina. Jos jedna legenda kaze da kad umre zmaj, postaje drago tree. U Icodu mozete isto tako vidjeti Cuevo del viento ili u prijevodu Spilju vjetrova koja je najveca vulkanska spilja na svijetu (17km duga). Odmah blizu je Pueblo chico, park sa minijaturama 1:25 od svega sto je poznato na Tenerifama. Dok smo stali u Icodu, imali smo dovoljno vremena za rucak. Dobili smo i opciju da jedemo u lokalnom restoranu domace kanarsko jelo za 13€. Nakon rucka, nastavili smo za Garachico, mali grad sa prirodnim bazenima koje je dizajnirao arhitekt koji je umro kasnije u prometnoj nesreci ( fascinantno mi je kako uvijek pamtim cudne detalje u prici). Ovaj mali gradic se skoro pretvorio u prah kad se vulkan (Montaña negra) probudio 1706. I eruptirao. Lava je tekla punih 9 dana. Srecom, stari dio grada je ostao citav. Ovdje smo stali da uslikamo par slika i nastavili prema nasoj zadnjoj ruti- Masci.  Nisam mogla vjerovati koje vjestine ljudi koji voze aute ili autobuse po uskoj cestici Masce imaju, na cesti koja je smjestena na visini od nekoliko tisuca metara i gdje doslovce stane jedan i po auto, bez problema se zgura autobus i auto u isto vrijeme. NO ako niste vjest vozac, nikako ne preporucam voznju po cestici Masce. Zaustavili smo se 20 min u Masci koje sam iskoristila za setnju i slikanje tog fascinantnog sela. Masca ima velicanstvenu prirodu, stanovnici su vecinom stariji ljudi i ljudi koji dolaze samo za vikend u Masca. Vjerujte mi, Mascu se stvarno isplati vidjeti. Bilo je kasno poslijepodne kad smo nastavili prema Los Gigantesu kroz Santiago del Teide. Bus je stao na svakoj pick up tocci na zavrsetku naseg izleta. 

The magic of mountains

While I am on Tenerife, I am living in the apartment very, very near to the mountain in Adeje (Los Olivos) and 5 minutes drive with car to the beach. When I first arrived, I stayed in the apartment near Fañabe for two days and when I came to the current apartment, I immediately sensed the difference between living in the center of the city or near the mountains. Well, the energy is different.  City have very heavy energy, especially in places with lot of people or buildings piled to each other.  I never understood the meaning of living in the city “boxes” with no space or energy. Los Olivos is no better at all, but the only helpful thing is mountain behind it with refreshing air and energy.

View on Costa Adeje

There are plenty accommodations near the mountains, such is in Vilaflor, Adeje (Los Olivos),  There are plenty barrancos to hike upon (if you are a fan of this kind of activity), such as Barranco del Infierno (famous for waterfall, but it is closed now, although you can come there also if you go to other path and later turn in direction of barranco, but be aware, it is pretty dangerous), camino de Teresme etc. When you are hiking, all you need is comfortable (used, never new) boots, bottle of water, lightweight jacket, mobile phone (if you get lost or injured dial 112) and your strength. If you are younger then 40 and this is not the first time you are hiking, please, forget or donate the hiking sticks and “full equipment” to someone older. The path of Teresme was of vital importance to the inhabitants of the municipality since it facilitated the transit of people and allowed the exchange of goods between the coastal area and the zone of middle altitude. The path, at present, begins at the gate of the Casa Fuerte, near the Church of St. Ursula and the old Franciscan convent of Nuestra Señora de Guadelupe y San Pablo, declared as Value of Cultural Interest. This path is also connecting with other paths on the peak so you can choose which camino-way you want to go. 

I reached the peak after 1.20 hour (to get back from the peak took me 30 minutes only). I was tempting the luck because I started my hiking 2 hours before sunset. I had to get back running, which turn out as a good physical activity. If you are staying really near the mountains and you are sensible person, you will notice that your spiritual abilities intensified. One of the most popular ravine- barranco is Barranco de Badajoz near Guimar. You wonder why? It is popular because of alleged paranormal activities. There are of course legends that exist about this place. If you heard about Guanches, the native people which lived in Canary Islands, then you must heard about famous pyramids in Guimar, whell, this barranco is not very far away (it has never been proofed that Guanches built those pyramids) and the mummies have been also found very near barranco. Various paranormal activities were documented at this place, such us UFOs, mythological creatures of the guanches, ghosts, flares etc. There is a story about a little girl with the pears which lived in 19 century. The legend says that the girl went to pick pears but she disappeared and they never found her body, but that is not all. There are witnesses who claimed she reappeared after few years and she was the same age and in same clothes. After that, she has been seen again for couple of times. Other legend says, that she went to search pears and saw a white apparition in the cave which she entered. The apparition took her deeper into the cave where they ended in one big garden with many white creatures. After a while, the creatures took her out of the cave and let her go. Yes, many spooky stories. Do you dare to go there alone?

Santa Cruz part two

On Monday I went to museum  de la Naturaleza y el  hombre (near the church of la conception) with my friend, but she decided to wait for me in caffe bar on the ground floor.

Museum

 She wanted to drink coffee in peace and eat some delicious cakes in cafeteria and chat with the boss of the caffe bar named Armando. I though it may be interesting to see some mummies and skulls instead Armando, so I went in sightseeing. The ticket is very economical.  The first room is full of projectors which are showing how Canary Islands were formed through centuries. Its also showing the occurrence of natural forces, plants, bugs and animals in the island.

 In other floors you can see volcanic rocks, sand and minerals (but very big, such as amethyst, rozen quartz and many others). Reportedly, the minerals have great healing power.

MInerals

You can see artificial canarian bugs, birds, reptiles and other animals in natural sizes You can also find diversity of plants. And of course, everything is explained in detail on Spanish and English. The archeology part is very interesting. There are archaeological findings of Guanches-the natives from Canarias. Many skulls, mammies, tools, pots. There is a legend about Guanches that says they were descendants of Atlantis (lost continent where people were highly developed technological and spiritual). Not many proofs are left about them, that is why there are many assumptions, which are hard to proof. After my museum tour, I picked my friend at the caffe and we went back to Adeje (south) with the bus. If you are coming to this island for the first time and will stay for a while, maybe the excursion is the best solution for you or you can rent a car and travel randomly wherever you want to. The choice is upon you.

Guanche skulls

Guanche mummias

Guanches skulls and hands

Santa Cruz de Tenerife part one

Christmas decoration in Santa Cruz

This weekend me and my friend went to Santa Cruz (from Playa Americas), the main capital of Tenerife. We took the bus (you can go with line 110-direct or 111-not direct, ticket price in one direction is app 9€ )  and within an hour we were in Santa Cruz.  I booked a hotel for 2 nights in the middle of the city. The hotel is near the main bus station (10min walk). This hotel have two stars, it is a good value for the price, nice and cozy, enough for me.  But you have more choices of the hotels in Santa Cruz. We came in the evening, done check in and decided to go for evening walk.  It is a small city, but the center of the city and shopping stores are always full of people, its is alive at the evening.  The city was decorated with Christmas lightning and looked fabulous. 

The plaza de España  (built in 1929) looks very romantic in the evening and you feel safe with two statues of handsome Gunaches near the fountain. I must warn you to be carefull what restaurants you choose. You have to ask the waitress when the food will be served (if you do not want to wait for eternity) and if you have expectations about certain meal, ask as many details about. After a walk, we sat down in a nice patisserie Palmelita across the hotel where the atmosphere was also great. After a coffee/tea break we returned in to the hotel to take a nap, which was not so easy because of two rooms on our left and right side where two couples had passionate encounter with the windows wide open. If you come close to the window, you don’t even have to watch tv, plenty of action and drama going on there. In a moment, you can feel like in The man who knew too much (Hitchcock movie) or Moulin Rouge. You could even get an inspiration to write a book. But if you close the window and curtains, the show is over. Like in the real life, you choose what you want to see. When we wake up next morning, we went to Mercado Municipal Nuestra Senora de Africa to buy mango, canarian bananas and pears.

Mercado Municipal

 The fruit is very, very tasty and juicy. Just imagine the taste of  smoothie made with tropical mix of coconut, mango and pineapple or coconut, papaya and strawberry. Many tasty possibilities with fresh fruits and vegetables and it is very sweet also (natural fruit sugar). I really, really do not see the meaning of canned juices. Sometimes, when I enter in to the supermarket, I cannot find anything natural for me to eat. But this market in Santa Cruz, had a potential to keep me there more than 10 minutes (and believe me, it is a record). The market is also selling fish and meat along with fruits and veggies. I am only concerned of the amount of fresh food that is not selled on the same day when arrived and then thrown away. That means we are producing more than we can sell and that is not responsible. That means that we are borrowing from the nature (and kill) more than we need.  We have to think of the new way of responsible management of food, we became very comfortable and selfish about it. The market have very nice and decorated interior. It is built in 1944. When you enter, you will see crowded hallways and sense the combination of smells. You cannot pass there and not buy something, so do not forget to take a bag with you. After while, we exit the market and continued to walk through the city where we encountered other market-many stands (no food although) in the street where you can find anything, from clothes to knifes from the 19^th century. 

Market stands

There are many spooky stories about old things and energies that they had absorbed. Many people who bought some old stuff soon had unexplainable experiences. The old stuff are not the only thing that could possess energy, the old houses also could be filled with past energy. It is known that energy cannot be destroyed, only transfered or  transmuted. After two markets, we decided to go to swim. In the middle of December, on cloudy and windy weather this probably wasn’t good idea, but we went anyway. We took the bus line 910 and after 15 minutes we were in Las Teresitas. The beach is perfect for families. The sea is calm, on the beach are wardrobes and toilets, you have a lifeguard who look like a Mitch Buchannon from Baywatch, umbrellas and deck chairs to rent. The big mountain is right behind the beach, it really looks spectacular with those white sand. You just have to relax and enjoy in the sun and sea. But, in our case, we enjoyed the sand (with the sand in our hair and ears because of the wind). When you want to go home, the bus station is on the road near the beach and is going every 15 minutes to Santa Cruz. 

Playa Las Teresitas

When we came in Santa Cruz, we went to shops sightseeing and then in to the hotel to get some sleep. But, suddenly, after few hours of sleeping in my room, some noise wake me up in the 6am. It was the noise from the alarm clock, but not mine!! After 10 minutes, it still rang, so I had to get out of the bed and find out from where the sound came. I found out that is in the room near to mine. I knocked at the door hoping that someone is in the room and will switch the damn thing off. And some british guy said something and then turn down that awful noise with uneven tones. Only chickens are awake at 6am, so I went to take a nap till the breakfast which I was really looking forward. The terrace on the rooftop, the view on the city, the warm tea and refreshing orange juice, the warm bread that was melting in my mouth with strawberry marmalade on it, the peach….yes, small things like this can satisfy me. To be continued.....

The view from the roof top

El Puertito

On sunny Sunday, at the last day in November me and my roommate (Leo) decided to go diving in El Puertito.  Leo told me that we can meet green sea turtles while diving. I was really excited. But, I had to ask the man if there are some sharks near the coast (after Jaws, going into the water, never is going to be the same). But reportedly, you cannot find sharks that are dangerous for humans near the coast. Only angel sharks that are not dangerous. Ok, so there is a chance for me to come out of the ocean in one piece. Just joking. You would be surprised if I told you now that the most dangerous specie is not the white shark, it is the humankind that kills more than 100 million sharks annually. I will not even mention how many of this magnificent creatures are captured in small aquariums for the purpose of cheap entertainment.  So, ask yourself: who is the real predator?   

El Puertito is small and quiet place. There is a sweet little cove, covered with volcanic sand and rocks, with a restaurant nearby. The nearest hotel is 2km far from here  If you don’t have experience in diving, just enter in google-diving Tenerife El Puertito and you will get many offers from diving centers. Green turtles are listed as an endangered species, and a subpopulation in the Mediterranean is listed as critically endangered. Despite this, they are still killed for their meat and eggs. Their numbers are also reduced by boat propeller accidents, fishnet-caused drowning, and the destruction of their nesting grounds by human encroachment. They can weigh down to 300kg. Yes, there are not small creatures. We took our diving suits, fins, mask and dive into the sea. But, nooo, the water was very turbid and we couldn’t see anything. We decided to swim instead and after do some jumps in the water from the cliff. The next time, hope we will have more luck on turtles. We left this place in silence. 

Na suncanu nedjelju, zadnji dan studenog, ja i moj cimer Leo smo odlucili ici roniti u El Puertito. Leo mi je rekao da mozemo naici na zelene  morske kornjace dok ronimo. Odlicno! Bila sam bas uzbudena sto cu uzivo vidjeti ta prekrasna stvorenja u svom prirodnom okolisu. No, ipak sam morala pitati covjeka da li ima kakvih morskih pasa blizu obale (nakon Ralja, plivanje u moru vise nikad nece biti isto). No, navodno se obali ne priblizavaju psine opasne za ljude. Samo andeoski morski psi koji nisu opasni. Ok, znaci postoji sansa da izadem iz vode u jednom komadu. Salim se! Bili biste iznenadeni kad bih vam rekla da jedna od najopasnijih vrsta nije morski pas, vec ljudska vrsta koja godisnje ubije preko 100 milijuna morskih pasa. Ne moram niti spomenuti koliko je ovih prekrasnih bica zarobljeno u malim akvarijima samo kako bi posluzili jeftinoj zabavi ljudi.  Zapitajte se sada: tko je pravi predator?

El Puertito je malo i tiho mjesto. To je drazesna mala uvala prekrivena vulkanskim pijeskom I kamenjem, sa restoranom u blizini. Najblizi hotel je samo 2km udaljen odavde. Ako nemate iskustva u ronjenju, unesite u google – diving Tenerife El Puertito i izaci ce vam mnogo ponuda od ronilackih klubova. Zelene morske kornjace su ugrozena vrsta, pogotovo u Mediteranu gdje su obiljezeni kao kriticno ugrozeni. Unatoc ovoj cinjenici, ubijaju ih zbog mesa i jaja. Njihov broj se smanjio I zbog nesreca sa propelerima broda, zaplitanja u ribarske mreze te unistavanja njihovih gnijezdilista. Mogu teziti i do 300kg. Hm, nisu uopce male zivotinje. Navukli smo ronilacka odjela, masku i peraje I zaronili. Ali, neeee!!! Voda je bila jako mutna. Nista se nije vidjelo. Umjesto ronjenja smo odlucili plivati i skakati sa stijene. Iduci put se nadam da ce biti vise srece sa kornjacama. Napustili smo ovo mjesto u tisini. Vjetar i valovi su nas pozdravili do iduceg susreta.