Tenerife Carnaval: Old Crocks Day

Yesterday's events in Santa Cruz were postponed because of bad weather and were to be held today (all same time, same place) instead, meanwhile amongst the regular events already scheduled for the final day of Santa Cruz Carnaval was the XXXVII Gran Concurso en la Ciudad de Automóviles Antiguos.

Classic car fanatics would have found many of these beautiful old vehicles in the streets around the old quarter of Plaza de la Iglesia and Calle La Noria from about 10 a.m. on Sunday, with a circuit of city streets at about midday.

If we could go back to those days ... when private cars were so "scarce" that drivers would wave at any other "motorist" they encountered and not the sardine-packed 690 vehicles per 1000 inhabitants we have today.

One of the main events of carnaval in La Orotava, in the north of Tenerife, was their XXXVI Rally de Coches Antiguos (36th Classic Car Rally).

As well as the old cars and various other events during the day, there is also the Gran Fin de Fiesta del Carnaval 2008 (end of carnaval party) from around 5 p.m. in the Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero, which I think draws the senior citizens.

But don't be fooled by the "last day" business: carnaval is not yet over, because it now moves off round the island to other locations next week!