Fuencaliente means “Hot Spring”. The southernmost municipality takes its name from the hot spring which seeped out into pools on Echentive beach. It was famous for curing all kinds of sickness, including leprosy and syphilis, so Fuencaliente used to attract sick people from all over Europe and even South America. That’s the setting for “A Star in the Water”, one of the stories in “The Seer’s Stone“. And then Volcan…
A Russian orthodox priest, Alexander Shumsky, says that the World Cup is a “homosexual abomination” because the players wear gay shoes. He said: “Wearing pink or blue shoes, [the players] might as well wear women’s panties or a bra.“The liberal ideology of globalism clearly wants to oppose Christianity with football. I’m sure of it.“Therefore I am glad that the Russian players have failed and, by the grace of God, no…
La Palma has over 1,000 km of footpaths – everything from challenges for fit people to gentle strolls. One of my favourites is the walk along the coast from Charco-Azul to Puerto Espindola, in the municipality of San Andres and Sauces. Charco Azul has salt-water swimming pools, rather like Piscinas la Fajana. At one time, Puerto Espindola was a working port, mostly exporting the agricultural produce of the borough. Now…
Would you like to see where the stories for “The Seer’s Stone” take place? Just follow the link to Google maps.
There are roadworks on the main road between Barlovento and Gallegos – the LP1. They only last for about 10 km, but as you can see, the road currently looks like a rally-type video game. I’m sure it’ll be great when they’ve finished. But in the mean time I recommend allowing extra time, and avoiding it at night.