OUR TRIP TO TENERIFE

Day 1

After a 4 hour flight to the island, located off the west coast of Africa, we were greeted by the warmth of the Canary Islands - the land of towering palm trees and exotic cacti. The weather was a nice surprise compared to the cold and the rain we were used to back in the UK!

During the coach ride, which went around the coast and then onto our hotel (that's right - no hostels on this trip!), we enjoyed sea views that glistened for miles on the horizon, and wondered at the enormous volcano in the centre of the island. Out across the vast, blue ocean, there were the outlines of the other distant islands such as Gran Canaria and La Palma

DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAY, THERE WAS AN EPIC SECOND FORM SPANISH TRIP TO TENERIFE WHICH INCLUDED LOTS OF INTERESTING ACTIVITIES. FROM EXCITING WATERPARKS TO SUNNY PYRAMIDS. WE HAD LOTS OF FUN AND HIGHLY RATE THIS SCHOOL TRIP!

We drove to the hotel, which was basic but met our needs We were put in random rooms, so most of us were not with our close friends and weren’t very happy, but in the end that made for the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends!

After a little time at the hotel to unpack, half of us began the short journey to a Spanish cooking workshop There we made mojas: a speciality of the Canary Islands made by crushing vegetables and adding vinegar and oil We had been previously told that we were making paella and perhaps our hopes for that dinner were too high When we got there we saw vegetables and grinders but no rice or meat for paella and we were very confused! Despite what we had been told, we made the mojas and had a competition between small groups to make the best one. We also made gofio – roasted flour mixed with honey and banana, almost like cookie dough The next day we were outraged to find out that the other group had made paella! However, it was good to make something different for a change!

While one group ate the food we had cooked, the other half of us ate dinner at the hotel that included fish, a variety of meat and some tasty potatoes, called papas arrugadas which are traditionally boiled in sea water to make them super salty After dinner, the group who didn’t cook left the hotel to play mini golf and eat refreshing ice cream That night, both groups arrived back late and were very tired so sleep came easily!