Santa Cruz Tenerife Canary Island for some tapas

Santa Cruz Tenerife is very much like Barcelona. Lots of long streets with shops and restaurants. The central meeting point is an enormous fountain that wasn't operating today. It seemed to be a popular meetup point. We wanted some foods we weren't likely to find onboard the shop. Found a place with a large menu and ordered fried anchovy, croquettes, chorizo and Iberian sausage. And of course some refreshing sangria.  

Many people probably wouldn't order the fried anchovy because they think they will taste like the ones served on a Caesar salad. Or maybe because they are served whole. They actually taste nothing like that. They are mild and fried in a light tempura-sryle batter. A squeeze of lemon is all you need. They do have small bones but you can eat them. Perhaps not for everyone, but I love them. For any Newfies, they are a lot like smelts. 

The croquettes were tasty balls of potato and cheese in a light panko breading. And both the chorizo and sausage were delicious. 

There is a lot happening today on the ship. For sailaway, we were invited to be out by the helipad in the forward part of the ship. Afterwards, they are having a special cocktail reception on Deck 15 with sangria. We also may make our first visit to the dining room for dinner. So far, all our dinners have been in the buffet or The Porch. Then we will likely see the show called The Flyboys which is supposed to be a mashup of all different singing styles. Tomorrow.is our lfinal port of call in Madeira Spain where we have a 4x4 excursion.