Today’s still windy, but the rain’s stopped, and I think every photographer on the island’s been out, taking advantage of the wild skies. The huge swirl of clouds is caused by colliding masses of air, which is what’s causing all the wind. It’s very gusty, and it’s actually rather useful to be a hefty person for once. I’d have felt very unsafe on top of walls if I’d been petite….
Rainy day in San José
Welcome to the Canary Islands, where the sun always shines! Today is a public holiday. All Saints Day is traditionally when people remember their departed loved ones and decorate their graves, but I don’t think many people will be doing that today. The wind has largely stopped, but the rain is still pouring down.
A Breathtaking Window on the Universe: A guide to the observatory at the Roque de Los Muchachos
Today I sent my book off to the printers. It should be on sale in 3-4 weeks.
Lovely Monday
The cover of my book. This morning I showed a group of Austrian amateur astronomers around some telescopes, had lunch “up top” and got down about 4 pm. Not long after, the EcoGeek team showed up with a pen drive, and we finally uploaded the book about the observatory to the printers. Well we tried. The transfer kept timing out. But eventually I managed to send it via Dropbox this…
A storm
Well obviously it’s nothing like Sandy, but we’ve got bad weather here, with strong winds, gusting to 120 km/h on the peaks and intermittent buckets of rain. The schools are closed, the road tot eh observatory is most emphatically closed, most optional activities are cancelled and parts of the island are without power. The sea is wild, with huge walls of spray chasing catspaws. One good thing – the rain…
A storm
Update:And about 50 people who live on the edge of ravines in Mazo have been evacuated. I don’t know if the authorities are worried about flooding or landslides or both. The airport is closed. The roads into the Caldera and Los Tilos are closed, the one up to the top east-west tunnel (and the lower tunnel is bi-directional) as is the “mimbres” road – the old one around the north…