Tenerife By Bus

Bus Routes: 483 [Las Americas], 460 [Icod], 383[Buenavista] to Garachico. Return: 383[Icod], 460[Las Americas], 483[El Medano] to Los Abrigos. Garachico is an interesting town of well preserved narrow streets and old buildings so I thought that it would be interesting to visit the Romería San Roque there on the 16th having seen the preparations a couple of weeks ago with my sister. I set of, as usual, on the 08:41 483 from Los Abrigos to Las Americas bus station using my bono ticket €1.90. After a 10 minute wait for the 460 to depart for Icod and a combined journey fare of €3.30 we departed on a very bright, clear day so, as the bus got held up on the bridge over the motorway, I took a photo in each direction along the TF-1. We journeyed onwards and, as the sun glinted off a large white cross up on the mountain ridge it reminded me of how many shrines and markers there are on the island. As we approached Santiago del Teide I took another photograph of the now verdant cou...

Bus Route: 470[Los Cristianos], 111[Playa Americas], 460[Icod] and 363[Buenavista]. Return: 363[Icod], 111[Playa Americas], 483[El Medano]. View my Garachico and Caleta Photo Album Hola everyone, Although my intention was to visit the other end of Route 470 my plans changed as a result of a kindness from two friends of mine, Patrick and Michelle. In an idle conversion I mentioned that I was undecided as to buying a radio to try and get the news from the BBC – it is surprising how quickly one loosed touch with the outside world events – a couple of days later they lent me an am/fm radio to try out. I took it to the apartment and scrolled through the FM bands to find a broadcast in English, finding only one I dug out the free English newspaper, Island Connections, and went from cover to cover to see if I could find ads for radio stations. Just behind the TV section I came across a listing I had missed – upcoming events for the fortnight ahead – this changed my idea for t...