Thurs May 2, 2024
Hi Folks! We made it to our fourth Canary Island (one more to go!). Today we docked at Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria. You may be wondering how the Canary Islands got their name? Well it ain’t because of the bird! (Which is what I thought! Lol).
The name comes from the Latin word for dog, Canaria, and was given by the first Europeans to arrive here. The story goes that when they landed ashore, they were met by large dogs on the island of Gran Canaria. However it’s known that seals used to inhabit the island and were named “sea dogs” by the Romans, so perhaps it’s them the islands are named after instead?? But it ain’t the canary! Actually the bird was named after the islands since many are found here. Use all that info in your next trivia game!
So today we did an all day excursion around the entire island. But thank goodness I wasn’t driving since we again road around very hilly, winding roads. And in a huge bus none the less. Those bus drivers are saints!
Like yesterday, I won’t write a lot but just let the pictures do the talking. I’ll post another update tonight after dinner. Hope everyone’s Thursday is going well!
The Wandering Italian 