Mercury is the planet nearest to the sun. In fact, it’s so close that it whizzes around its orbit in just under 88 days. Because it’s closer to the sun than we are, we always see it close to the sun in the sky, making it difficult to observe. But tonight (Tuesday 19th July) it will be at its maximum distance, 27º away. Look for a small star in the…
San Jose in Breña Baja is celebrating its annual fiesta. Tonight, Sunday 17th 6pm is the Old Folks’ festival, followed by a public dance in front of the town hall. Tuesday 19th 5pm – 7 pm Bouncy castles in front of the town hall. 9:30 pm . Open-air cinema “Harry Potter y Las Reliquias de la Muerte.” In the football stadium Wednesday 20th 6:30 pm PASACALLES DISNEY along the main…
Life on a gall-bladder-friendly diet is rather boring, but I have several things to smile about. Something Wicked are buying Breathing Space, to be published “around December/Jan”. And Wily Writers will be reprinting Loathsome Alyce in BEST OF WILY WRITERS, VOLUME 2. Thirdly, I’ve lost a bit of weight (which figures since I’m not allowed to even look at cheese, chocolate, fried food, egg yolks, alcohol, bananas etc. etc.) Hey,…
La Palma has lots of spectacular viewpoints, (mirador in Spanish). Most people’s favourite is the at El Time, which is perched on the northern edge of the Angustias ravine in Tijarafe. It’s easy to find. Coming from Los Llanos, you drive down and down and down, round some pretty steep bends. After you cross the river, almost at sea-level, you drive up and up and up and up and up,…
The surgeon agrees that I’ll need an op, and says that it’ll probably be September. Meanwhile, I need to stick to the boring diet. On the plus side, he can see no reason why he shouldn’t be able to do the keyhole surgery, which means a much faster recovery. Bring it on. I really miss cheese.
La Palma’s new airport terminal finally opened today, and so far it’s gone really well. All flights were on time, and the passenger flow was absolutely normal. The old terminal officially closed last night, although a few businesses are still moving out. The airport code is still SPC. Just make sure you don’t wind up in Palma de Majorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria or Santa Cruz de Tenerife by…