The first thing we noticed was that in Gran Canaria has thousands of roundabout, not many intersections. When I think about it, it's super genius, people don't have to wait at the red light, everything goes super fast and smooth. Also it is very pleasant for tourists - if you accidentally chose the wrong turn, it is super fast to get back on the right track.
At the place of the destination we moved towards the beach and had a chance to experience real Spanish market. It looked like a regular market, not like those prepared only for tourists. There was a lot of clothes, watches, CDs, porcelain and of course a lot of souvenir stands. The only thing that made me wonder if it was a regular market or not, was the price for everything. It was much higher than in regular touristic places.
At the market place we found a guy who was making necklaces from nicely shaped shells. For around 6 euro you could get a nice souvenir with your name on it and with a chosen drawing. I bought some for my sister and best friend. We also found there wooden frogs, which are hand made, and when you use a stick and scrub their back, they made real frog sound.
After that we moved straight to the beach. We came from the harbor side, where we could find a lot of fishing boats.
I felt like at Playa del Arguineguin were only locals, no tourists. Everywhere we moved we could hear Spanish language, not even German. It felt so good to be there. People were making barbecue at the beach, they were sitting there with the whole family and chill. It was Saturday, so I guess most locals had their day off.
Yes, that was my first time in Gran Canaria, were I decided to tan topless. And you know what? That was the most amazing feeling ever! Since that moment I was topless every time we went to the beach. I wouldn't do it, if the locals wouldn't consider it as something normal. Almost every girl, every lady was sunbathing topless. And it feels good, believe me.
Playa del Arguineguin was also a good place for snorkeling. There was almost no waves and you could see the bottom really clearly. There were also a lot of colorful small fishes, which definitely make it worth buying our snorkeling equipment.
Right spending some time at the beach, we decided to grab something to eat. What we found was really unexpected. This picture might give you a clue.
In Danish it means - "The city's worst food place". Yes, that was a danish restaurant. Was the food good? We didn't dare, but there was a lot of Danes, which definitely didn't complain. We wanted some original Spanish food, Danish worst food ever we can find at home if we would like to.
So we were trying to find a place to eat, but almost every nice looking restaurant was closed around 16-17. I don't get how is that possible, but it was. So after a long time we found a nice place right at the beach. We sat next to a middle age guy with a dog.
What it appeared was that the guy was very communicative. She spoke Spanish to us all the time, even tho I explained to him that we don't speak the language. Anyways, I understand a bit, but I can't speak that well. What was funny is that we started talking and he offered us to drive us home (to the hotel). He said it is on the way for him, so no problem. We tried to explain to him that we will take a bus back, so he doesn't have to trouble, but he really didn't want to hear NO for an answer. After he fed us with his pizza (we couldn't say NO too, even tho we had our own food), he said that he will wait for us at Mogan and we will go at 18. Great, he explained where we should meet and left. Everything in Spanish. I was really wondering if my Argentinian soap operas helped me enough, to understand the guy at all. And ... I did.
We had 30 minutes until the meeting time, so we decided to go for a walk next to the beach. It was really pretty. What we noticed was that in this area was a lot of Swedish and Norwegian flags, dentists and institutions had their advertisements written in kinda known me language. I felt - weird. We went for some kind of Scandinavian district. Anyways - the view was great.
It was 18. The guy was waiting for us and we actually found him. For a second I though he will kidnap us, but he was acting like we were his really good friends. I got his dog to take care of and Jeppe had to help him with getting air conditioning to work. Charlie - that was a dog's name, was really peaceful creature. I got to know from the guy, that driving with a dog in Gran Canaria, which is not attached by a dog-lead to the seat, is illegal! Ha! My ability to communicate with Spanish people started being better and better!
The trip with the guy was super nice. He took us the round way, so we could see something. He was also explaining some things on the way, of course in Spanish. He dropped us off close to the hotel and we had a really nice experience. From that moment I was even more in love with Gran Canaria.
At the end of the day we jumped into the swimming pool with our water proof phone bag and had some fun. Really nice day! And tomorrow - Palmitos Park!
