Last night the Chamber Orchestra of Breña Baja gave a concert in Cancajos. It was rather windy, so they moved it to just outside the tourist office. I didn’t hear all of it, but they seemed pretty good to me.
All this fun!
Lately it’s felt like all work and no play. I’ve been trying to catch up with a long translation job, keep up with the blogs, and get issue 4 of Ruido up on the website before last night’s launch party. The trouble was, all three things were computer jobs, so I’ve sat in this chair far too much, and for the first time in my life I’ve had aching shoulders….
Live Music Tonight (Friday 11th)
At 18:30 in Cancajos, there will be a concert by the Chamber orchestra of Breña Baja at the ampitheatre on the promenade. (Start at the main beach and head a few hundred yards south towards the old salt works and the airport. It’s small, but you’ll know it when you see it.) This is in the open air, so it may be canceled if the weather’s bad. At 20:00 in…
Fish
Fish on La Palma is usually delicious because its very fresh. Well it should be, given the amount of ocean surrounding the island. I once went with friends to a shack on the beach at Punta Larga (since closed) where we had to wait, because the cook was having her own lunch. As we sipped our beer, a man came up out of the sea with two fish on a…
Warp Speed Nine
Hurray, the gales have stopped. In fact there was hardly any wind at all today. As soon as I woke up I started looking forward to a peaceful day. Ha! It got off to a nice enough start. I met an old friend, Jo, in town. She used to work at the observatory, but I hadn’t seen her since she left, over five years ago. So we chatted, and drank…
A Blustery Day
Some people reckon that the Canaries have the best climate in the world, but right now, it’s blowing a gale out there. Yesterday was bad, and today is worse – we’ve had gusts up to force ten. The schools in Mazo, the Breñas and Santa Cruz were all shut this morning (my son was delighted, of course). The dentist didn’t open either. Since the gale is from the west, the…