My first real vacation
by Helga67
I have good memories about this trip. It was my first real vacation, paid with my own earned money.
Flying to a tropical island, sleeping in a fairy like hotel, relaxing, enjoying the sun and the water, and my first vacation with my boyfriend, what more to expect. BTW, that boyfriend is now my husband :-)
Day 2 Saturday Santa Cruz de Tenerife
by Carmela71
It was Saturday morning and we wanted to buy a camera recorder (OK we were jealous of Hansi hehehe) so we got into the car and drove to Santa Cruz for some sightseeing and some shopping (This time Stacy could not complain as we were getting things for him, and also he found himself buying nice clothes) LOL
Cockatiel riding a bike
by easyoar
The Parrot show at Loro Parque (Puerto de al Cruz) is worth watching, but is not as good as the dolphin show.
The Parrot show is held in an enclosed theatre, and all of the parrots are free to fly around. A lot of the show involves the parrots flying from the front to the back of the room (seats are elevated as you go to the back of the room), and you can feel the birds virtually brushing past you at times.
Parrots also do tricks on the front table, such as removing a can of beer from a vending machine, pretending to drink it, and then pretending to roll around drunk on the table afterwards. This picture shows a Cockatiel that had been taught to ride a bicycle. It's quite dark in the room, and no flash is allowed, so I had set the camera to ISO1600 to get enough available light, it has resulted in a slightly grainy photo, but captured the moment I think.
The Seahorses up close and personal
by easyoar
The seahorses are in a small aquarium in Loro Parque that it is possible to put your nise up against if you wish to. They will be only a matter of centimetres from your face.
Their life appears to consist of sitting around hanging on to ribbons of weed. I'm sure they must do a bit more than that, but that is all I saw them do!
The Seahorse is actually a fish, and is bizarre in the animal world in that the male carries the fertilised eggs in a pouch, and actually appears to give birth to baby seahorses. I bet there are a few women ot there who would like this to be true for the human species as well, but I think it works pretty well as it is!
Apparently the seahorses in Loro Parque regularly breed, which is rare in captivity.
Clown Fish, or is it Nemo?
by easyoar
Clown Fish are actually quite small fish. They don't grow to be any bigger than 5 inches long (13 cm). They are unusual in that they live amongst highly poisonous sea anemone (an animal that eats fish, but looks like undersea flowers). A sea anemone has hundreds of poisonous tentacles that will kill any other fish that touch them. The Clown Fish however appears to be immune to the anemones poison. It is believed that the Clown fish may have a mucous coating that protects it from the poison of the anemone.
The Clown fish uses the anemone to protect it from most of its predators. The predators know not to go near the anemone's tentacles.
The clown fish also helps the anemone by cleaning it (as it eats any rubbish and left overs that have floated in).
Clown Fish as any Finding Nemo lover will know, live in warm waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean, such as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.