Day 1

  We’re in lockdown, along with the rest of Spain. There are 5 cases on La Palma, which has about 83,000 inhabitants. For the moment we’re fine. The whole family is young enough not to be in danger. We’re doing this because the government says so, but we’re also doing it for the vulnerable people. I have a friend in Germany, a life-long smoker in the middle of chemotherapy, and…