Some time ago we decided to go for it and get a solar-powered water heater. The financial planning wasn’t much more than a wet finger in the air, but we think it’ll pay for itself in about 5 years, and it should last for 10. So we ordered it. Or at least we thought we ordered it, but there was some sort of mix-up, and the firm that sells it…
Meeting the Devil
The devil arriving at the fiesta, San Miguel, Breña Alta La Palma has several fiestas where the devil appears. On Saturday night I went to one in San Miguel, a little village in Breña Alta. It started off like most fiestas – a band playing in the village square, with a couple of kiosks selling drinks and snacks, and a stall selling cheap kid’s toys. Then, a little after 1…
The not-so-elite X box
Remember the Xbox 360 elite on e-Bay and couldn’t use because it arrived during a power cut? The e-Bay advert said it was “unused, with intercooler and present”. As soon as the power came back on, I emailed the seller to ask about the present. He said it’s that you can download games from the Internet instead of buying them. That’s a present? The official X box site says that…
Upcoming fiestas for St Michael
Tuesday 29th September is the feast day of St Michael the Archangel, who is the patron saint of La Palma. St Michael is a big thing in Tazacorte. The fiesta there has been rumbling all all month, but the main event is the Fufu horses, which will dance at 9 pm Monday, followed by a parade of floats. In San Pedro (Breña Alta) at midnight on Saturday or very early…
Candlelight
Well my son’s pretty much healed up. His main problems now are: The nasty scrape on his elbow is slow to heal. Major back-to-school-itis, and Frustration. The frustration is because he spent all his birthday money and savings on an Xbox 360 on e-Bay, and it took over a week to arrive. And when it finally got here, we had a power cut. The whole island was blacked out for…
Re-birth already
New needles on a burnt pine tree, Fuencaliente It’s been raining intermittently for a week or so on the east of La Palma, so I went down to Fuencaliente to see whether the forests had started to re-grow. And here’s the result. New needles on a burnt pine tree, Fuencaliente It’s not happening everywhere yet, but I didn’t have to hunt either. I took all these photos the first time…