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As if Tenerife doesn’t offer enough temptations, there is always the 6 other Canary Islands to choose from, and getting around is so easy. Work often means a quick trip to Lanzarote, El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma, Fuerteventura or Gran Canaria, all part of the family, as there are many issues that unite us, even though the islands all have their own distinct character.

Thankfully we are well served for transport between the islands, for the nearer islands, or when time isn’t a pressing matter, there are the ferries of Fred Olsen or Naviera Armas. Sometimes it’s good to hit the ocean and remind myself that Tenerife is so dependent on the sea, and it’s good fun to feel the motion of the waves.

Sadly time is often short, but that is where the 2 inter island air services come to the fore, and the views from above as I travel over volcanoes and ravines are another reminder of the natural wonders that the Canary Islands have to offer. Binter and Islas Airways both run frequent and comfortable flights that shrink the islands to mere stepping stones.  

It was interesting to see recently that when Islas Airways added a new plane to their fleet, a ATR-72 I’m reliably told, they had a baptism for it at Lanzarote airport, with water sprayed by the industrial cleaning hoses and a full blessing from a member of the church. Who says there is no room for sentiment in business.