Tenerife :)

This past weekend I went to Tenerife, an island in the Canary Islands, with Julia and Cassie. We had a blast! We rented a car so we were able to see all of the island and I got to drive!!! It was the first time I had driven since the beginning of September!! I forgot how much I missed it. We stayed in a bungalow on a finca (like a small family farm) which was incredible! The bungalow was fabulous and we had a view of El Teide on one terrace and a view of the ocean cliffs on the other terrace! El Teide in the volcano on Tenerife and the highest point in Spain (the Canary Islands are volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Spain and off the coast of Africa)! Highlights of the trip include: relaxing on a black sand beach, seeing giant waves, driving along the spectacular coastlines, climbing El Teide (although we did experience some altitude sickness at over 11,000ft- we were walking super slowly and our breathing was normal but our hearts were racing and we were a bit lightheaded. I've been higher up before and not had problems, but I guess before I was just walking around not hiking up from 7,000ft), and seeing the point where the North Atlantic meets the South Atlantic. There was actually a line in the middle of the ocean where the currents meet. The north Atlantic is very choppy and more of a dark blue/grey color, where as the south Atlantic is a brilliant blue color and very calm- it was crazy to see both standing on the rocks. The island is absolutely gorgeous and I just wish we could have spent more time there!!!