One of my favourite things about carnival is the small kids in costume. I hope you enjoy it too. Some of the cute kids.
Los Llanos Carnival Programme for the Weekend
Sorry, I don’t know Los Llanos nearly so well, so I can’t tell you where to find things. But they’re usually quite loud, so I suggest you just follow the noise. Friday 12th22:00 Masked dance with live music22:00 Carnival kiosks Saturday 13th10:30 Table Tennis12:00 “The Great Powder” Sunday 14th11:00 Table Tennis Monday 15th11:00 Activities for children22:00 Carnival dance with live music
Santa Cruz de la Palma Carnival Programme for the Weekend
Santa Cruz de la Palma will be starting Carnival tonight. If you’re staying in town, it’s a great spectacle, but you should probably buy ear-plugs, as the music will be loud, and most nights it will go on until about 2 am. On Monday there will still be people partying at dawn. Where things are:The Alameda Square is at the north end of town, next to the concrete ship.The main…
A Beautiful Poem
The small manBuilds cages for everyoneHe Knows.While the sage,Who has to duck his headWhen the moon is low,Keeps dropping keys all night longFor theBeautifulRowdyPrisoners. Hafiz, an Iranian, Sufi poet from the 14th century.(I found this on Chris Guillebeau’s blog, The Art of Nonconformity)
Loathsome Alyce sold to Wily Writers
Wily Writers has just accepted my story “Loathsome Alyce” to be published later this month. So I’m doing the happy dance again.
Puntagorda’s Almond Blossom Fiesta
Puntagorda fiesta: almond blossom La Palma isn’t a big island, but it still takes almost 2 hours to drive from Breña Baja to Puntagorda. I found most of the blossom had been spoiled by the bad weather last week, but it was still pretty. (In a good year, the whole hillside turns pink.) Then I got sidetracked into visiting a friend’s barbecue, and very nice, too. I finally got to…