It was a rainy cold day today on our part of the island, so we decided to drive to the south to the sun. We went to Maspalomas to see the sand dunes and were treated to sunny 22 degrees, but also to pelting sandstorms at times.
The dunes are on a nature reserve right in the middle of miles and miles of package-deal hotels full of Brits and Germans. There was a bunch of German seniors drinking and singing songs by the toilets for some reason.
There are a few short hikes you can do to get down to the beaches, but the sand was blowing pretty hard so we stuck near the boardwalk.
The kids had fun just playing in the sand right beside the path. Grandpa gave Jasper a special "desert hat" because his kept blowing off in the wind.
When Jasper first saw the dunes he announced that he wanted to "king kong" (knock over) the hills. He didn't have much success with that.
After a picnic and an ice cream snack, we were treated to a rainbow on our drive back to the north of the island.
It was still rainy and cold at our house, so it was a good choice to go away for the day.
It's hard to believe that tomorrow we will be getting on a flight home to Canada!
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