Maspolomas, Canary Islands ...

zenith

Not very exciting, but off there with better half and minime in two weeks time. Any recommendations for things to do with wife and child in tow?

highlight

Eat.

I went to the Canaries in January, it rained (like non stop) so I ate. Gives you plenty to do for the rest of the year also - diet

yellum

Stay away from Playa Del Ingles (Playa del FINGLAS )

Victor

Originally posted by yellum
Stay away from Playa Del Ingles (Playa del FINGLAS )

Difficult seeing as they are effectively the same town. Try the island tour. Note the nude beach. There are 2 water parks. Note that the Playa del Ingles part (not sure about Maspalomas) can get a bit wild at night (party wise). Beware of the sun and wind.

nanook

my advice is hire a car and travel, the port of mugan (i think that is how it is spelt) is a really nice place to chill, and also i found puerto rico a fantastic place to hang out in, there is some really lovely restaurants in puerto rico, but as previously stated playa da finglas is wild and lively maybe not the family scene.
But have a good time.

Victor

Originally posted by nanook
my advice is hire a car and travel, the port of mugan (i think that is how it is spelt)

I think there is Mogan (old town) and separately Peurto Mogan (new town) about 5-10 miles aways.

sceptre

Originally posted by yellum
Stay away from Playa Del Ingles (Playa del FINGLAS )

Hmm, indeed - the Shamrock Bar (where I once spent 15 minutes unfortunately) is the biggest dive on the face of the planet.

Complete kip. Almost worth going into for comparison with every other bar you will ever visit for the rest of your life.

Watch out for those dodgy fat women near the shopping complex too while you're at it. Scam artists. Mind you, only idiots get caught out by them.

If you must wander out for drinks in Playa, I'm reliably informed (by a former manager) that Patrick's is one of the very few bars in town that doesn't water everything down.

Car rental sounds like the best bet. Take a trip up one of them volcanothings & get some nice glassy sand between your pinkies.:cool:

And if you're thinking of buying electronic goods, they're usually cheaper on Monday and Tuesday than the rest of the week

Victor

Originally posted by sceptre
And if you're thinking of buying electronic goods, they're usually cheaper on Monday and Tuesday than the rest of the week

But make sure you buy Sony, not Sonie.

elexes

went to Playa Del Ingles myself over the summe i do have to admit those girls near the shopping center and near the water are b!tches if they go near ya just keep ur hands in ur pockets and dont shake there hands whatever ya do

becides that drink bottols erm .. drink drink drink ... i had fun was a laugh do the cammel ride the kid will like it tis short and u dont spend to mutch time in teh sun

erm ... the cowboy show might like that also . the island is tiny but the roads are many dont get the car just get a bus r taxi er.. what else ... dont eat fish r chicken that is in bread crumbs do realise u can barter with almost everyone enjoy it when u leaving ??

DiscoStu

stay well away from the bottom floor of the yumbo centre.......