“Stuck” on Tenerife
I am currently in Puerto de la Cruz on island of Tenerife, which is part of the Canary Islands. I said I am “stuck” here because I am supposed to be on the island of La Palma for business but can’t seem to make it there. The small plane we took from Tenerife to La Palma had to abort its landing (at the last second I might add) due to high winds and returned to Tenerife. I have never seen so many people look for the exit and double check if they remembered where the life vests were located. We tried to go again this morning but all flights were canceled so instead we did some sight seeing around the island. The weather has been beautiful, despite the wind, and between the beer and paella, I am certainly having a good time “working”. We will give La Palma one last try tomorrow morning otherwise we will just have to go home. C’est la vie. Wait….that’s French. Oh well.
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The schools here on La Palma are closed because of the high winds. According to my usual web source, the wind’s 38 mph, gusting to 60 mph, (from 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale) and I certainly wouldn’t want to try to land at La Palma airport! It’s closed a few days a year for strong westerlies.
But the pressure’s stopped dropping, and the wind’s moved further to the south. You might get here tomorrow.
Sheila
@Sheila,
Thanks for posting. I knew it was bad but not that bad. Unfortunately we tried to fly again the next day and the flights were still canceled. We just weren’t meant to reach La Palma, but we did have a good time on Tenerife. I am sure there are several trips to the La Palma in my future so I will get my chance sooner or later.
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