I finally got to see the comet! The plan was to go to El Llano del Jable, but I found cars parked solidly along the roadside for a kilometre or more before the viewpoint itself, so I settled for what I could get. Unfotunately I’d had to leave in a hurry and I found that I’d brought the wrong tripod. This one wouldn’t connect with the camera, so I wedged the camera in the car’s window frame. It’s not an ideal way of supporting the camera for a 6 second exposure, but it was the best I could do.
As hoped for, I did hand over the files for the Spanish 3rd edition of the guide book. I was right – it does feel odd to have that finally, FINALLY done. It also feels very relaxing, I start most days with a leisurely coffee in bed. When I’m lucky, Chai Latte comes in to be told how beautiful she is, then goes to sleep using me as a pillow while I sit and read in bed. It’s very hard to feel stressed when somebody’s purring on your leg.
I’m currently reading “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I’m loving both.
I’m still hiking a lot. La Palma is an amaazing island, and it’s great to finally have time to see more of it. It’s also great to have more time for photography. I look about much more whan I have a camera with me, and I keep finding nice little details I’d never noticed before.
And perhaps best of all, I’m back to killing people; that is, I’m back to working on the whodunnit, giving it yet another read through after a break. I really hope there are no major issues left and it’s just a question of trimming fat. With luck, I can start my hunt for an agent and/or publisher before the end of summer.
