At the time of writing, the temperature in Puerto de la Cruz is a more palatable 27 degrees. My appetite for extreme heat is not like my appetite for chocolate, which is worryingly massive. Fortunately, there are clouds here too. These offer a small heat offset. This troubles my partner. He seeks maximum sunlight. I'm a shade seeker. Thus we find spaces to sit that offer a bit of both.
The clouds here are strange. Throughout the day they do ordinary cloud-like things but as evening approaches they spread out over the ocean in a near perfect line. It's as if someone used a ruler and chalk upon the sky. These curious clouds hover over and mirror the line of the sea. I have pondered at the cause of this cloudy oddness and consulted the delphic oracle that is Google. Unfortunately I'm largely non the wiser. Google hinted at trade winds, which sounds more economic that atmospheric. I may read a book on clouds. It'll be helpful bedtime reading. Ahem.
I've also been surprised at the seemingly inquisitive nature of dragonflies. They zip over the chlorinated hotel pool as though they're expecting to find an afternoon snack. But on reflection there will be plenty of flies hanging around because people eat food at poolside. So these faux ponds are probably a vibrant buffet for dragonflies. Unless they eat dead skin. I'm not even going to Google this. I absolutely do not want to know.
We intend to wander over to a vegan restaurant later. It will be pretty dreamy to choose food with impunity. Yesterday I had a vegetarian pasta with an unexpected lump of chicken. Kind of a bonus if you eat meat but tricky and a bit gross if you don't.
The RGF xxx
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