The lost week

A old fashioned local shop, fiesta de la cruz, Santa Cruz de La Palma
A old fashioned local shop, complete with the smell of salted sardines

Where did the last eleven days go?

Well I went to see the bell of La Verdad finally arrive on La Palma.



I’ve had three mornings’ work as a tour guide.

I’ve had my German oral exam and passed: three more exams to go. I’ll be done in a couple of weeks but I still have a lot of studying to do.

Fiesta de la Cruz, San Pedro, Breña Alta
Cruz de la Passion, San Pedro

Apart from that it’s something of a mystery to me where the time went. But yesterday was fiesta de la cruz, and I spent the morning admiring crosses and mayos (giant rag dolls)

Detail of a May cross, Fiesta de la Cruz, San Pedro, Breña Alta
Detail of Cruz de la Passion. It’s all done with tiny srips of shiny paper.

Posted by sheila

Sheila came to La Palma with a six month contract and has stayed 24 years so far. She used to work as a software engineer at the observatory, but now she's a writer and Starlight guide.

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