Gran Canaria 2024, based in Amadores, part two.

 

PART TWO.

Amadores has many places to eat but strangely, no bars! You can obviously go into any of the restaurants to just have a beer, but none of them play any music of any kind, so they feel a bit 'soulless'. If you want more life, you have to go to Puerto Rico, just around the headland. It's either a cheap taxi ride (€5-6) or a very pleasant walk along the traffic free promenade.

This is looking up to our hotel, the Mirador Atlantico. 


Apparently, they had had a rockfall last year above the Gloria Palace hotel, so they were netting the cliff face all the time we were there.
You can see the crane boom reaching up to lift the men who were doing the work.


As we set off, I think we surprised this bin :-)

This specially built walk is a delight. 
It only takes about 25 minutes to walk to Puerto Rico.

The view from it is really good.


In Puerto Rico, there are PLENTY of bars, and the restaurants are good too.
Pina colada cocktails - nice start to the evening 🍸


We ran the gauntlet of staff trying to get you into their place, and ended up choosing 'La Cantina'. The food here is very good, particularly the steaks, and they know how to cook it too!
This was the Entrecote to share - 600gm. It comes with three sauces, potatoes of choice, veg or salad and cost just €16:90 each!

sizzler!





It's lovely to have a walk back to settle your tummy after a good meal. This prom is so pleasant and gentle.

Tomorrow, we have a car for four days, and want to explore the volcanic interior of this stark island.

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