You know you’re in the Canary Islands when…
Posted on agosto 8th, 2007 leslie dean brown
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- You see people are only just getting ready to go out at 10:00pm.
- Every week there seems to be another weird festival or holiday.
- Everyone at the table rips into the bread with their bare hands and then starts peeling potato skins.
- After the meal, the olive oil dressing gets transported directly to the refridgerator, but the actual food is left on the kitchen benchtop all day long.
- Someone says «pass the Gofio»… but in spanish, and with a thick Canarian accent.
- You can speak speak perfect castillian, but still can’t understand what the spanish locals are saying.
- You’re walking on a pedestrian crossing, and all the drivers switch on their left indicators at the sight of you.Â
- You need to attend 30+ hours of lectures just to pass the intitial driving theory test.
- You forget what a messy desk looks like, and everyone starts cleaning spontaneously.
- The only piece of carpet in the entire house is the bathmat.
* You know you are in the Canaries:
– when the toilet flush will not completely stop water flowing in spite of repeated ‘twiddles’ with the button. So much for water conservation.
– when car drivers park their cars like they used to tie up their donkeys.
– when bread has to be denied when ordering a meal; otherwise you get a bread roll automatically.
Just found this website……great stuff.
Any cyclists who wish a little info or guidance en Tenerife get in touch with me. I am normally on the island from late Sept 07 to April 08.
I am most grateful to all in Tenerife for making me so welcome and allowing me to have such a good life on my bike.
Enjoy cycling…the way it should be….come to the Canarys!
Hi Les,
Been here on island for a few weeks.
How are you?
I have little injury that is stpping me cycling at the moment so can not get to you right now. Will meet up when i am better though.
Cheers,