The Octopus’s Funeral has been postponed
It’s raining cats and dogs in Breña Baja, and the Octopus’s Funeral in Cancajos has been postponed. The new date hasn’t been fixed yet.
Carnival
Los Indianos
Author and friend in Los Indianos, Santa Cruz de la Palma In Santa Cruz de la Palma, the highlight of Carnival is Powder Night – Los Indianos. This commemorates the people who emigrated from La Palma in the 1940s to 1970s and especially those who came back rich. An Elegant Lady Anyone can join in the parade. You just dress up in white, maybe have a suitcase full of Monopoly…
La Palma Carnival
One of my favourite things about carnival is the small kids in costume. I hope you enjoy it too. Some of the cute kids.
A Whole Shoal of Sardines
Carnival is officially over in most places, but if you missed the Sardine’s funeral in Santa Cruz and Los Llanos, you still have four chances to pay your last respects. Puntallana hold their sardine’s funeral tonight at 10 pm, and the little village of Los Galguitos in San Andres y Sauces holds theirs tonight too, but I haven’t been able to find out when. Los Sauces hold theirs tomorrow (Saturday)…
Carnival
Yay! It’s carnival, and I get sometime off for fun. (Actually I had to take time off work, because my son’s off school, but I felt overdue for a break anyway.) So the house is a little tidier, and I’ve finally sent off photos I promised to send weeks ago, and I’ve mended stuff that’s been broken for over a month. And I got to see the kids’ parade and…
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?