We finally made it to the island we are staying in for the next 5 nights. The hotel is also a pineapple plantation so we started off our day with a tour of the pineapple greenhouses. Because the climate here is a Mediterranean climate and a humid subtropical climate, pineapples shouldn’t grow here. But yet, you see a lot of pineapple growing greenhouses on the island. It isn’t warm enough here for pineapples to grow like you would normally see in tropical climates. It takes twice as long to grow (2 years instead of 1) and they have to grow in greenhouses here. They have to paint the greenhouses a white paint for the summer months so they don’t get too hot and then wash the paint off in the winter months so they can get enough light. It was an interesting tour and of course, you get to eat the pineapple at breakfast.

From there, we walked into town. The plan was to spend today exploring the town and the next three days will be exploring the island. Today was a big holiday on the island called the Feast of the Lord Holy Christ of Miracles. We walked 45 minutes to the town and spent the day walking around looking at the beautiful procession path they built. A lot of people come to the island for the festival and start lining up hours before it starts. To get across the pretty path, you have to find a crossing area that is all pine branches. We watched part of the procession (which I understand can last hours) and then walked back to the hotel.