Los Indianos
One minutes our of a whole night’s partying. As usual, the little kids are the cutest. Sometimes the talc can get a bit much. I wonder why I never thought of this solution?
Canaries
Helen Bennett
Sunrise over La Palma by Helen Bennett La Palma has a talented new digital artist called Helen Bennett. She left her high-stress job in London and moved to Franceses, in Garafía, with her partner. They bought a fixer-upper and set about fixing it up. Of course this wasn’t always smooth going – you can read their adventures at http://casa-estrellas.blogspot.com Helen also did the layout for several issues of Ruido. For…
Busstops
Yes busstops. Here in the municipality of Breña Baja, we have the nicest bus stops on the island. The council built them, and the local painters’ association turned them into works of art. busstop34 Jigsaw Puzzle That was two years ago, and they still haven’t been vandalised, which is another thing I like about the place. It’s not that the whole island is grafitti-free, but there isn’t much, and it’s…
These days, Santa Cruz de la Palma is a bit of a backwater. But three hundred years ago, it was the third biggest port in the Spanish Empire. In the 19th century, it was still a major port, and many of the inhabitants waited anxiously for a ship bringing their merchandise, letters from family members who’d emigrated to Cuba or Venezuela, or the loved ones themselves, as passengers or crew….
El Hierro
View from La Peña, El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands No, this blog’s still about La Palma. But there’s practically nothing on the web in English about El Hierro, compared to not much on La Palma. And I thought that anyone trying to decide which one to visits would appreciate at least a little information. El Hierro is shaped roughly like an equilateral triangle sucking its cheeks in….
Weather Pre-alert
A pre-alert means don’t panic yet, but check before you go out. High winds are expected tomorrow (Thursday) in the eastern Canaries: Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Fuertaventura, and the day after (Friday) in all the islands. They expect gusts up to 75 km/h / 46 mph. That’s Force 8 on the Beaufort Scale: “Twigs broken from trees. Cars veer on road.” So Friday might not be the best day for…