Salermera from the road above: the beach is in the inlet at the right. La Palma has lots of little beaches tucked away here and there, like Salemera. You take the main road from the airport to Fuencaliente, and just south of Mazo, follow the marked turning off. After four twisty kilometres, you wind up at the little village. It’s easy to park. The beach itself is tiny, but very…
Fiestas in early September, 2012
There are two nice fiestas coming up at the beginning of September. In El Paso, the fiesta in honour of the Virgin of the Pine will carry on until September 2nd, when there will be a concert in town followed by a special mass, procession and public dance up at the hermitage above the town. The Devil’s dance, Tijarafe, 2007. In Tijarafe in the early hours of September 8th, the…
Rushed
It’s all been a bit rushed since we got back. Scrub that. It’s all been very rushed. The holiday was great, but towards the end, I got an ear-infection. It got more and more painful, until I was taking the maximum dose of ibuprofen and the maximum dose of paracetamol, and still waking up wanting more. I started running a fever, too. The flight home on Monday was a bit…
Something Wicked is coming
Yay! The limited edition of the anthology “Something Wicked”, which contains my story “Breathing Space”, is available for pre-order at http://www.somethingwicked.co.za/products-page/print-back-issues/something-wicked-anthology-vol-one/. The book officially launches on 22nd of September. Please note: Limited Edition. The last I heard, they only had 40 left.
Star Party in Brena Baja on Friday
Friday 31st is a full moon. It’s also the second full moon in August, which makes it a blue moon. There will be a Star Party on Friday 31st in La Polvacera, Breña Baja. It starts with a talk (in Spanish) from 6-7 pm The astronomical observation runs from 7-11:30 pm in the basketball court. If you’ve got a telescope, please bring it along. If not, come and look through someone…
Leiden
Leiden is lovely. It’s full of old buildings and canals, so much that random photos tend to look like postcards. The town centre is largely pedestrian and bicycles, so it’s remarkably quiet and sweet-smelling for a town that size. So we did a lot of strolling about, stopping for hot chocolate or coffee. We managed quite a bit of sight-seeing too. And I got off the hamster wheel and had…