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Day 4 - Run after the sun

All day we searched for a sunny place. When we woke up it was cloudy so we decided to go on northeastern side of the island.
First stop: Playa de Las Teresitas. By far this is the most beautiful beach on the island. It's with golden sand from Sahara. I walked a little bit. The sand is so soft, it was a pleasure for my feet to feel it. Unfortunately I was dragged away quickly.
From that place I was able to see Gran Canaria. A local told us that when Gran Canaria can be seen from Tenerife it will rain. It didn't rain while we were there but it was neither sunny.
From the beach we drove to Santa Cruz de Tenerife. I would have loved to discover all its hidden gems but I'm not traveling with explorers like me. Most of the time we are driving and when we are not, we don't go too far from the place where we leave the car.
After wandering around we are again on the road, on our way to another place where maybe we can enjoy the last sunshines of this day.
I'm talking about El Medano. A village/city not so far from our villa. Its name comes from medanos which means in Spanish sand dunes. We came a little bit late because the sun was already going down.
We walked on the cliff and then went straight to the villa.
@Playa de Las Teresitas 
Cat eyes in Garcia Sanabria Park in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 
Sunset in El Medano 


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