April 19: Santa Cruz de La Palma
Our LAST Port, Santa Cruz de La Palma La Palma ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈpalma] , locally [lɐ ˈpɑ(l)mɐ] ), also known as La isla bonita (English: The Beautiful Island ) and officially San Miguel de La Palma , is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands , Spain . La Palma has an area of 708 square kilometres (273 sq mi) making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The total population at the end of 2020 was 85,840, [2] of which 15,716 lived in the capital, Santa Cruz de La Palma and about 20,467 in Los Llanos de Aridane . Its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos , at 2,423 metres (7,949 ft), being second among the peaks of the Canaries after the Teide massif on Tenerife . [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Palma] An early morning docking and an early excursion Meet at 7 am for the excursion and off the ship soon after Sun still rising Bus through Santa Cruz and heading to the north end of the island Scenic Overlook They said t