Pottery and Pizza

This morning we tried to get up early, were mostly successful, and headed out, planning to do a bit of a hike. Unfortunately, it had rained all night and we were having more problems with the car, so we decided against a muddy hike and had some coffee in a town called Masca. I met a nice older Spanish gentleman who was encouraging us to do the hike. We also met a British bartender who approved of our type of vacation. Jeanette also got to meet more kittens. Masca offered some great views down mountain ravines.

We drove to Los Gigantes, a touristy city probably named or the huge cliffs in the area. We bought a couple of bags and looked for dolphin tours, but later learned that there probably wouldn't be any because of the bad weather.

On the way back to Garachico, we stopped for some Magnum ice cream and yogurt bars. Jeanette stopped at a ferreteria (hardware store), but we didn't see much unusual. We returned to Garachico and went to the art and design store that we had found our first day in town. We chatted with the proprietor, Klaus, and decided on a ceramic tureen made locally and inspired by Guanche art, and a bunch candles from Africa. Klaus was nice and had some interesting things to say about the tureen and its maker, who lived locally.

For about an hour we strolled along the attractive waterfront, taking photos and admiring the views. We went up inside the small fortress and took photos from the top. The old fort offered a great spot for watching the waves and relaxing. I think Jeanette wanted to take the waves with her back to Denver!

We searched for a vinotecha that we had noticed before and tried a few different good local wines. The proprietor gave us a friendly hard time because we drank the heavy sweets before the dry (seco) reds. We bought one of the sweet reds because it was very tasty.

We walked back by Klaus' and picked up our pottery. After changing in the room, we ended up returning to Klaus' to ask directions to a pizza place. He recommended a place down the street.

When we got to the pizza place, it was not yet open so we strolled the waterfront more to wait. When we finally got our two small pizzas, they turned out to be thin, crusty, and delicious. One was anchovy, fresh tomato, and arugula with a white cheese. The other was capers, Spanish salami, cheese, and oregano. There was a great spicy hot oil that went along with it to pour onto the pizza. We also tried a small antipasto of olives, eggplant slices roasted peppers, and sun-dried tomatoes. The dinner was great and at this point it satisfied Jeanette's desire for anything but Canarian food (comida Canaria) which we were a bit tired of at this point in the trip.

After dinner, we returned to the pensióne to pack up and get ready to leave the next day.