Tuesday 21 December 2010

A trip to the Gran Canaria would not be complete without enjoying a leisurely day at sea. So today is the catamaran trip. We were picked up outside the Tabaiba Princess hotel and driven to the port in Puerto Rico where we were welcomed on the 'Super Cat' our catamaran for the day. DOS man and I dashed for the top deck and sat on the front deck chairs believing that we had the best sea front view....... until......
"Just to let you know that the ocean's a little bit rough this morning and you may get splashed" warns one of the catamaran staff
No-one took heed
"Ok...... if you want to stay where you are, please make sure you have your cameras and all gadgets put away or they may get ruined"
And just as he disappeared, what happens? Yep! Water engulfs the catamaran .......... and SOAKS the all f****** lot of us!
THAT WILL TEACH US NOT TO LISTEN!
After a few screams followed by laughter, some of us made our way down to dryer quarters, heading straight to the bar.
"What would you like?"
"Fanta, please" remembering my dodgy stomach of the day before
We sat, drank and got talking to a Glaswegian granny who was on holiday with her eighteen your old grand-daughter and her grand-daughter's seventeen year old friend.
"Look what's over there"
"Its the jacuzzi we were told about"
"Shall we try it?
"Why not"
And off came our clothes, bikinis and swimming trunks already on, we jumped in!
A couple more people joined us..... we laughed, we drank and chatted amongst ourselves all the time our glasses were being topped with more of whatever was our poison 
The catamaran sailed across the azure coastal waters of the west coast. taking us towards the Bay of Gui-Gui, past the unspoilt coastline not forgetting the magnificent cliff formations, hidden coves and golden beaches. I kept a conscious look-out for dolphins (we were told that sometimes they can be seen) but didn't see any........ what a pity! When we arrived at the Bay of Gui-Gui the catamaran anchored and we were served a sumptuous lunch on board.
For those who wanted to take a deep in the ocean do and for those who didn't want to don't 
Unfortunately the time went quickly and before a blink of the eye, we were making our way back to port - a good day had by all!

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