GAME: Letting it Slip…

As a rule, noting down those things people say that make you smile can prove completely brilliant, especially when you look back a little while later!

Here’s a list of quotes from Gran Canaria that make me cry with laughter. Have a smile, have a good read…

“We’ll be landing in…oh Las Palmas, nearly forgot where we were going then!”

- Pilot on Easy Jet 20 minutes before landing.

Rob:

“I call it a Rob-Special with ham and a bit of cheese.”

Me:

“You mean a ham and cheese sandwich?” 

Vicky:

“Don’t deny it; everyone’s had a bit of dirt”

Mentor:

“There’s a lot of agua de viva”

- Our first warning of jelly fish, the life of the sea.

Katie:

“I feel really privileged”

- In response to the Internet Café at 2 euros for 100 minutes, just around the corner.

Justine:

“But what if they’re really hungry?”

- In conversation to those fish eating your feet.

Justine:

“You bring the saucepan, I’ll provide the heat”

- On making coffee, it turned out.

Rob:

“You know they should really give instructions for warming up noowtella. 2 minutes in the microwave just isn’t good – trust me. “

- A very serious thought from Rob on heating up Nutella, which he pronounces noowtella. Is it the Irish roots?

Justine:

“Will you sit down!”

- Many a tragic story from Justine for our entertainment, which will never be told on this blog…

Kat:

“I have so much happiness in my cheeks”

- How to explain puffy cheeks.

Katie:

“Sometimes I dream about sleeping, I love sleeping”

Justine:

“You gotta die of something; it may as well be deep fried mushrooms”

- After a good meal out with tapas.

Laura:

“Have you read the hungry cater-pillar backwards so it looks anorexic?”

 

Dizzy San Juan

- Laura marking the event with a jelly fish sting and a big grin!

Waking up with every fibre of your body feeling dizzy is a sure sign that you’ve just experienced the festivities of San Juan (not pronounced San Jose…) in Las Palmas. An annual event where it is believed if you run into the sea at midnight you cleanse all your sins from the year before. You can also expect bonfires, fireworks and lots of alcohol on the beach of Las Canteras. I would recommend a trip to Gran Canaria just for this festival.

Often we’ve gone for evening walks along the beach and seen a few nutters swim in the dark, complete fools I thought, but last night was one of my favourite memories of being on the island. Holding hands with 3 other gems on the Leonardo Programme and legging it towards the waves as the midnight fireworks set off left, right and centre – such a buzz; until someone gets stung by a jellyfish. We hope this isn’t a sign for the next year!

every fibre of your body feeling dizzy is a sure sign that you’ve just experienced the festivities of  San Juan

A night of epic proportions followed by clubbing at bar Mojo by the auditorium, how has it taken almost 3 months to find this cluster of decent bars? And then a gradual walk home, making one final stop along the beach for the sun to rise and Las Palmas to wake up.

High on San Juan! (and bubbles)