Pics are here!!

Ladies and gentlemen,

The pics are here of Grand Canaria! Despite a stomach virus that lasted several days, I had a wonderful time. The weater was in the high 70s so of course that meant, bathing suit weather!!

This first picture was taken in a touristy village about 15 minutes from our hotel. It was most beautiful and bordered the ocean.

This second picture was taken at the same village in front of the harbor! The water was amazing. Crystal clear, I hated myself for not having the forethought to bring a change of clothes. I would have jumped in sure as the world is round. Gorgeous!!

My third picture is of the water!! I couldn't leave you not knowing how beautiful water can be. Honestly, despite the rocks, wouldn't you want to jump in?

Ok, normally I don't go around grabbing people's rears. Unless of course it is my husband who I find irresistable at times, or my own if my wallowing in self-pity over my weight, or one of my two daughters. Usually then it's not a grab but a smack or a pinch if we're playing. I can't claim drunken debauchery either because it was 1000 in the morning. Anyway, the onlookers found it funny and despite the language barrier, they knew understood what I was doing and let loose with a hearty laugh. Would I do it again??? uh, yeah!

This is a picture of our crazy German driver, Peter. He is a fellow crew member who runs the radar on the AWACS. He has been stationed at Geilenkirchen for 24 years. Our trip started out rough as, like a lot of German males, he tried the intimidation when we met. If you know me, you know that doesn't work and it was abruptly thrown full force back in his face. By the end of the trip we got along jovily and agreed to fly again together.

Here is a picture of the a town from a couple miles away. We were starting our journey up into the mountains. Grand Canaria use to be an active volcano and is now extinct, hence the very rough terrain.

Here is proof that there are aliens among us. Actually, we found a spot where TOO much alcohol had been consumed. The ground was littered with broken bear bottles and shotgun shells. So, redneck doesn't only apply to the stereotyped backwoods American. But also to Spaniards!

Here is me being free! Yes, I did observe that my pants had come unzipped but, since I'm not showing anything of real importance I posted this pic anyway!!

Here is me posing on an overlook. It was about a 7 story drop from where I was sitting and though you can't tell in the picture, my hands were sweating and my feet hurt because I'm scared of heights!!

Here is the pool behind our hotel where we spent most of our free time. Very pretty! Yes, I do know the guy in the picture, he was too lazy to move.

Here is an interesting picture! Notice the huge crack in the rock?
Here is a sample of the local flora!! Very nice.

Grand Canarias

Lead on O' King Eternal, the Day of March has come!!!

Hello to everyone in the regular world today! I'm enjoying the beautiful Grand Canarias today! We are staying in a beautiful hotel right on the coast! Suprisingly, the island is lacking in beauty. Being nothing but an extinct volcano, the landscape leaves something to be desired. Grand Canarias is very mountainous in areas, and no trees, (except palm and bananas). Bananas is the only export of this small island and the major industry is tourism. The one exceptional beauty is the water. I swear, there is a undiscovered shade of blue here in the water. So, clear, yet so blue!! The beaches are black sand, instead of the revered white. Still, it brings its own charm, beauty that sprung out of destruction. You can visit the actual vocanic sight. A large crater sits in Las Palmas. It has already been overgrown with vegetation. Mostly shrubbery that you would picture in a desert environment. Sitting close to the equator, Grand Canarias has a stable climate of around 70 degrees F. It does vary, but even in Feb/Mar, I'm wearing shorts and a tank top comfortably.
So, aside from the island what have I done. The first night we (my crew) stayed out to 4am. Enjoying the ocean, the food and the some, (the alcohol). It's amazing on a crew like this the camraderie that ensues. We layed out on the beach and tried to identify constellations. Some went for a swim. I did not as, I don't particularly care for water.
Around 4am we headed back to the hotel. Where several crew members decided to strip down to their skivvies and jump in the pool. I was being harassed sorely for being a stick in the mud the whole night. I fear water so I try to stay away. However, a burly Canadian decided that I needed a swim. Now, don't worry, clothes were left in tact. However, in one swift motion I was over his shoulder and as he says, "politely escorted" into the water. I wasn't angry, I knew I had it coming. What I didn't expect was for the security guard coming up rather abruptly and watch as we all crawled out of the pool apologetically. He took room numbers and sent us on our way. I trying to be the smart alec gave him the room number to our crew's pilot. How he figured out that that wasn't my room number I don't know. The next day, however, I had a 75 euro miscellaneous charge on my room.
Yesterday we toured the entire island, lots of driving and pictures. Unfortunately, I left my camera USB cable at home so you will have to wait a week to see pictures!! Today, after I finish my way too expensive coffee, I'm going to the beach!! Enjoy one and all. I will post later. Please forgive all misspelled words and gramatical errors as I'm typing rather fast and will not be checking over it until later in the day!! Love to all that read this!